Hello from NYC
Yesterday dawned bright and beautiful. Indeed, the whole day was fairly charmed. Some days you can just tell, from the beginning, will be the sunny …Read More
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Bad conference behavior: Don’t do it!
I’m on my way to the American Society of Journalists and Authors conference later this week (#ASJA2015 – let me know if you’ll be there!) …Read More
My 168 hours, right now
I kept a time log over the past week: April 20-April 26. Even though I’ve kept many time logs over the years, I find I …Read More
The fourth secret of happier parenting: Your kids aren’t you (thank goodness)
My baby is just over 3 months old. That means that he got his start in life almost exactly a year ago. I weighed him …Read More
Secret of happier parenting 2: Let it go
If you spend much time on the internet, you’ll soon see that people feel very strongly about many aspects of parenting. Maybe it’s that using …Read More
What I learned from recording the audio version of my next book
I spent the past several days recording the audio version of I Know How She Does It. It was a fun experience. It was also …Read More
Faulty work/life narrative 1: If you have a big job, you will never see your kids
Like any commonly-shared experience, parenting is prone to sentimentality. Sentimentality often leads to non-critical thinking. People spout lines that sound like hard-won truths but, upon …Read More
In it for the long haul
In my post on being creative on demand, I mentioned the goal of getting to a place where most of your work is stuff that …Read More
Update on Q1 goals
I’m interrupting “creative careers” week on the blog to post an update on my Q1 goals. This year I elected to set quarterly goals rather …Read More
My advice for a first-time book author, and not about the writing part
Dear first-time author: Congrats on your book contract! This is a major accomplishment. You’re no doubt nervous about writing a 75,000 word manuscript over the next …Read More