Most of it is Junk (it’s not just you!)
(I most often write for and work with kids. This post is not limited to Kid-Appropriate Language.) “I like to try to apply [the] spirit...
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Jan 18, 20164 min read
The Week: January 22
What did I do? This week I asked Kelsi if she would read “Moira” and give me feedback on whether or not it’s done; she said yes. (This is...
Nov 2, 20151 min read
How Marketing Can Be Fun
Seth Godin talks about ‘New Marketing’ in his book Meatball Sundae. In short, he says that Old Marketing (inundating an unsuspecting but...
Oct 12, 20151 min read
The Tweet-Sized Essay
The Copy Cure (Marie Forleo and Laura Roeder) said you can write a blog post with a tweet– that no one ever opened an email and said,...
Oct 5, 20151 min read
Why Creative Blocks are a Good Thing
On Writer’s Block jumped into my box at the Friends of the Library Book Sale. I was wary– I’ve done The Artist’s Way, this could be old...
Sep 27, 20151 min read
Avoiding the Gate: When the Project Feels Slow
I’m publishing my first book and it’s going so slowly. Not too slowly, but slower than my imagination. I’m a skittish colt leaping around...
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