“I have an idea for a memoir. But I don’t know how to structure it. What do I do?”
A memoir, like any book, needs to be structured. It needs to provide a compelling story and...
William Faulkner, the great American writer from the first half of the twentieth century, once said:.
“A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination ...”...
If you've ever written anything longer than a typical blog (800 words of less), you've had to agonize over structure.
Structuring a piece of longform writing is the bane of every writer.
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You've probably heard these terms:
Developmental edit
Line edit
Copy edit
Proofing
Today, I want to explain what a...
Didn’t you hear? Humans have the attention span of a goldfish.
The statement may be a stretch (even though Ted Lasso made us all believe it’s an immutable truth!), but the idea behind...
What if I told you that your dream will come true and you’ll publish a book?
Now, what if I told you it will take 14 years before you get published?
That’s bittersweet, right?...
Making writing a part of your life is not like running an errand.
It's not as easy (and as emotionally satisfying) as scratching off an item on your to-do list.
Writing is all about...
In this edition of Tipster, we encourage you to journal with a free spirit.
Today, I'm making a very simple point:
When you journal, you are not "writing."
You are not crafting sentences. And...
“How do I get published in the Harvard Business Review…or another prestigious publication?”
For many business professionals, this question is always at the forefront. To get...
We all lose steam as we write. The work of writing is mentally exhausting, sometimes crushingly so.
Our tendency is to get about 80% done with our work - whether writing a blog, an article, a book...
This week, our tip comes from Mary Holder Naegeli, one of our Roadtrippers who is preparing to write a book. Mary is a lung cancer survivor, and she tells her story in
Writing a book is not a solo act. You need the support of editors and readers. Launching a book isn’t a solo act, either.
You need a team—a book launch team—to create buzz...
