And how I have developed mine

About nine months before I wrote my first book, I told my former high school English teacher to stop asking when I was going to write a novel. “I’m never going to be that kind of writer,” I explained. “I’m a critic. I write nonfiction.” As a PhD st ...

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Work, patience, and a lot of income streams. You can do it. The trick question is: are you sure you want to?

The routine that allows me to stay prolific

In January of 2014 I started my first REAL blog for a class project. That was 50 months ago.

It’s never your reader’s responsibility to understand you

Not only have blogs, explainers and podcasts made good TV better; they’ve also made bad TV good

Take it one day at a time.

What’s better: quality or quantity?

18 quick fixes to sharpen your writing

Writing is a muscle and you can train it to work how you want.

Why you can’t just write about whatever and should avoid the number six.

You’re the last line of defense — and that’s a good thing

A syndication story five years in the making.

Use the SCRUB framework to craft powerful fantasies for your readers and customers

You’ve got to let them in.

Yes, you have to do it. No, it’s not as scary as you think.

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No one is born a master. (That means you.)