Courage… Your Book-Writing Starting Line 18 Jun 201030 Dec 2010 With all your acquired wisdom and experience, you have plenty to share! Are you wondering which book to write first, or next? Are you digging deep to find your real…
Creativity… Magic Words 17 Jun 201029 Dec 2010 “Open Sesame!” “Abracadabra!” “Wingardium Leviosa!” Storytellers invoke magic words to cast spells and unveil the adventure. Have you already noticed that every word is magic? That you have untapped powers…
Creativity… “Write Anything. Solve Everything.” 3 Jun 201029 Dec 2010 If you don’t recognize that tagline, then you don’t have a child saving up for a handheld Nintendo DSi just to run the Scribblenauts game. Remember Harold and the Purple…
Courage… The Law of Emergence 1 Jun 201029 Dec 2010 Where is your writing coming from? From studying the market and hoping to catch a trend before it’s gone? From emulating another? From listening to outside advice about what to…
Courage… What kind of applause are you receiving? 19 Apr 201029 Dec 2010 At the end of your performance, you register the applause. Maybe you notice whether the applause is wild or tepid. Maybe you stand there, bow, and soak in the praise…
Creativity… Can you talk on paper? 15 Apr 201029 Dec 2010 Sometimes frustrated writers forget there’s any connection between speaking and writing. Most people are more talented at one skill or the other, but at its best, writing sounds like a…
Business… Be a survey-writing genius 12 Apr 201029 Dec 2010 Most of you aren't actually professional survey writers. You just want to ask customers how you're doing, or gather research for your dissertation, and you've never even studied survey writing.…
Business… Go fly a kite 27 Mar 201013 Jun 2025 Today I had “promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep,” when my ten-year-old (astronaut/aerospace engineer) noticed it was perfect kite-flying weather. Spring break can be torture for…