The Many Meanings of Medium I’m developing an online class on how to promote your business using the publishing platform Medium (watch for an announcement and link when we launch it). Of course, I have to say the word “Medium” over and over in the training. And it got me thinking about the many meanings [...]
Can you hear it in your head? There must be … “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” I wonder if Paul Simon had any idea when he wrote that song how many ways the title would be modified and reused. More than 20 years after the song’s 1975 release, a magazine gave me an assignment [...]
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 [...]
