The Author Life – Posts

I have a love-hate relationship with goal-setting. Goals are something that most authors struggle with, a necessary evil. I’ve noticed that whether it’s time spent… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Shared Goals

In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000-hour rule. Although K. Anders Ericsson originally came up with the idea, Gladwell launched this notion into the mainstream.… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Rapid Growth

As writers who tend to exist in a fabricated universe, working mostly in our own heads, it’s not unusual to have bouts of anxiety or… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Positive Mental Health

If you are anything like me, you’re not excited to sit down and make a list of all of the deficiencies and weaknesses you have… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Personal Breakthroughs

As a solo writer, we don’t often pay it forward. We come up against obstacles, and sometimes we discover solutions, but we don’t always share… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Paying it Forward

I am very fortunate to have a close friend as my business partner. Zach Bohannon and I run Molten Universe Media. We co-write and podcast… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: New Business Partner

Experimentation is not something that comes naturally to most writers. I like to develop a system and then stick with it, especially if it seems… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Laboratory

Innovation and inspiration are two things that usually go hand in hand. We’ve all been at the desk, furiously typing away on a draft when… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Innovation and Inspiration

Fortunately for writers, we don’t work in a profession that requires us to make snap or immediate decisions. We are not flying commercial aircraft or… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Improved Decision-making

We all know how much fun it is to be a writer. We are a strange bunch, finding enjoyment in something that most people saw… Read More »Mastermind Benefits: Fun