It started as a simple meme. Let’s make it a movement. Imagine what it would be like to go seven days without getting angry. Imagine a week without storming at your family, snapping at a store clerk, or snarling at your co-workers. It’s not only possible, it’s life-changing—and has the potential to be world-changing. Seven [...]
Serve Steak, Not Stew I like steak. I also like stew. What does that have to do with writing? One of my biggest challenges is when I’m in the middle of writing one thing and something unrelated pops into my head. What do I do with the new idea? I don’t want to lose a [...]
If you’re writing about the pandemic, is it covid19? Or Covid-19? Or COVID-19? You’ll see it all three ways in various publications, but the World Health Organization goes with all capitals: COVID-19. That’s not the only grammar issue the pandemic has caused. We’re hearing and using a lot of words that have not been part [...]
A Brief Visit to a Florida Small-Town Treasure Attending the 12 Hours of Sebring has been a tradition for the guys in our family for years. Planning begins shortly after Christmas for a four-day adventure that culminates in the world-famous 12-hour endurance race held annually on the third Saturday in March in south-central Florida. [...]
Selling Your Startup: Crafting the Perfect Exit, Selling Your Business, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know Alejandro Cremades Wiley Though it’s not something most entrepreneurs think about when they’re starting a business, it’s a good idea to have an exit plan in mind from the very beginning. And if that exit plan involves selling [...]
Why I have faith about tomorrow On September 11, 2001, Jerry and I watched, horrified, as planes flew into buildings, as those buildings came crashing down, as thousands of people died and lives changed forever. Nothing in our lives had prepared us for something like that. In our safe suburban enclave, we were bewildered and [...]
Here’s an obvious statement: Our world is radically different than it was just a year and a half ago. The rapid change that was already the norm in many areas was expanded and accelerated by the pandemic. Among the abundant opportunities and challenges we’re all dealing with today is a special one for writers. If [...]
In my book, The Simple Facts About Self-Publishing, I explain that while you can be listed as the publisher, your book will look more professional if you create your own publishing entity. When I mentioned this in “The 13 Most Common Self-Publishing Mistakes to Avoid” (a guest blog for Christian Indie Publishing Association), I received [...]
The pros and cons of automatic renewals Recently a colleague of mine recommended a grammar-checking product that she said she liked better than Grammarly. She said this product was more expensive to purchase, but the price includes lifetime access, unlike Grammarly, which charges an annual subscription. I’ve been using Grammarly for years. I like it [...]
Our goal for our Shareable Saturday emails is to end your week and start your weekend on a positive note. When we select the quotes, we choose messages that we think are profound yet simple. And we love it when our subscribers see something more complex than we did. Recently our Shareable Saturday message was this: [...]
