Time strategy #3: Hollow the stone
When it comes to time, the human brain has many foibles. We overestimate what we can do in the short term. Sure, I will respond …Read More
Category Archives: Writing
Summer habits
I have been feeling like I am in a bit of a lull right now. Partly it is that the baby is not sleeping well. …Read More
The Great Unsubscribing (and a request for sources for stories)
I know email marketing works. I have a newsletter. I have also made purchases because a company has emailed me a deal and it triggered …Read More
Personal finance for writers, or how to avoid winding up too broke to find $400
Financial insecurity is a reality for many people. Various survey questions over the years have tried to gauge its prevalence. The Federal Reserve began asking …Read More
Have you tracked your time? A request
I may be a bit light on blogging this week due to some travel and the Great Stomach Flu of 2016, which has my family …Read More
All castles crumble, but still you build them
One of my Q2 goals is to revise the novel I wrote during National Novel Writing Month. During NaNoWriMo, as they call it, people attempt …Read More
Hurrah for Captain Underpants
My 6-year-old started this school year not reading. He was not interested, and did not want to practice or anything of the sort. Over the past …Read More
A novel for March madness
Every year around this time, people who are not normally basketball crazy find themselves paying attention to games. I remember when I was in elementary …Read More
Thoughts on public speaking as craft
I am writing this from a hotel room in Toronto, where I gave a speech. A highlight for me was signing 300 copies of I …Read More