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
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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
How to be creative on demand
“Deep in the countryside of Bordeaux, France, anyone out wandering one early-January night in 2013 might have caught a curious sight: a black-haired woman in …Read More
It doesn’t have to be dinner
Family dinner has become a Big Thing in the cultural narrative. Various surveys purport to show that kids who eat dinner with their families regularly …Read More
Signs of spring (and a round-up)
I spotted snow drops on my run on Wednesday. They were poking up, as they often do, randomly in a patch of grass where whatever …Read More
Habits I have (the good and the bad)
It’s habits week here on the blog. Today I’m looking at the habits I do have, both the good and the bad (at least in …Read More
Upholder (with a side of Questioning)
Gretchen Rubin’s new book, Better Than Before, is out Tuesday. I read it twice and enjoyed it. The list of self-help books I’ve reread is …Read More
My writing life: playing the long game
I’m working on my taxes this week. As usual, this triggers reflections on my finances, and hence my career. I had business income from 20 …Read More
