Free workshop: May 10, 2021 In this age of bots and "content shock," writers need sharp creative skills to craft work that gets the job done. Boring, generic content isn't worth your time or energy to write. But we live in an environment that's actively hostile to creative flow. I've put together a new workshop that calls on my decades of … [Read more...]
What a Toddler Easter Egg Hunt Can Teach You About Success
13 years ago, my little boy went to his first easter egg hunt. Racing around to pick up cheap plastic toys filled with gross candy was his idea of a wonderful time, and he enjoyed himself thoroughly. As usual, I discovered myself painfully out of the mainstream. While everyone else’s parents seemed mainly to be there to make sure their kid … [Read more...]
How to get the most out of that course you just signed up for
Managing your own personal online education Hype Cycle As the dust settles from Black Friday, there's a good chance you have a new course that you picked up from your favorite online educator. One of the few good outcomes to the global lockdowns has been an incredible selection of courses to take online. But with great opportunities can … [Read more...]
This week: Brand-new workshop on creativity for the long haul
Counting on my fingers and toes, I realized the other day that I've been making a living as a writer for about 30 years. As my friend Erico likes to say, holy sheet. I've written books, articles, a serialized novella, countless blog posts and podcast scripts, a zillion session outlines for classes, sales pages, email sequences, workbooks, and … [Read more...]
