Sleep. Is there anything more nourishing than a good night’s sleep? If a little bit is good, even more will be better, right? On the other hand, most entrepreneurs like to claim they’ll sleep when … Continue reading 9 Things Career Authors Don’t Do: Sleep In
By Sacha Black Mindset is one of the hardest elements of your business to get right. When I reached the end of my first year of self-employment and reviewed the lessons I’d learned, I was … Continue reading 9 Things Career Authors Don’t Do: Have a Fixed Mindset
What are the things career authors don’t do? In this “9 Things Career Authors Don’t Do” mini-series, I’ll be sharing my experience as a career author and the habits you need to form to go … Continue reading 9 Things Career Authors Don’t Do: Make Excuses
You secretly type, “how to write a first chapter” into Google, thinking that you should already know how. But you don’t. You’re a writer. It’s embarrassing. You’ve asked your friend who sells about a gazillion … Continue reading How to Write a First Chapter: The Ultimate 2020 Guide
It will happen to you. Without a doubt. At some point, you’ll be told, “You need to move more.” Hopefully it won’t be coming from a doctor who has just diagnosed you with diabetes, gout, … Continue reading Walking and Running to Improve Your Writing
You’re stuck. It’s inevitable. At some point in your professional journey, you’re going to hit the learning plateau. At first, you fall victim to the Dunning-Kruger effect. You think you’re better than you are. But … Continue reading Improve Your Writing in 5 Days
YOU ARE NOT BROKEN You are not broken. There is nothing wrong with you, no deficiency to overcome. Let me tell you what you don’t need. You don’t need “self-help” gurus. You don’t need vision … Continue reading You Are Not Broken
WHAT DAY IS IT? I feel like I’m losing it. Not just because I’m approaching 50 years old, and that’s when we start to lose track of things. It’s happening to me daily and I … Continue reading Reframing Time to Uncover Your Identity
I’VE GOT A PROBLEM Once J.D. Barker began mentoring me on the Writers, Ink podcast, I knew my approach to storytelling would be forever changed. When he told me what I was going to have … Continue reading Using Nostalgia to Create Memorable Characters
Before we get into this month’s essay, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who provided me with feedback on January’s essay. Some of you loved it. Some of you hated … Continue reading The 30-day CHANGE MY FRAME Challenge