Last week I became an adolescent. Maybe even a two year old. I attended one of those internet book marketing seminars where they tell you that you have to blog hourly, at least six days a week, and that every
GETTING OUT OF MY OWN WAY
STEP AWAY to STEP FORWARD
In forty years of making my living as a freelance writer, one of the best tricks I’ve learned is to step away from what I’m writing. It might be for a moment, and hour, or a day, but coming back
Writing as Spiritual Practice
When we speak of the Zone, we use words like magical, mystical, out of time and space, completely focused in the present, clear, creative, energized, spontaneous, and joyful. These words also show up when we talk about spirituality. Being in
PEACE OF MIND BOOK PROMOTION
“Help! I’m not promoting my book!” I heard this last week from a client who self-published an excellent novel. Her eyes were wide and horrified, as if she’d done something shameful and vaguely unnatural. Immediately, I took out my Author
SELF-PUBLISHING as KITCHEN REMODEL
“I can’t believe you’re so calm about your kitchen remodel!” a friend emailed last week. My response was: “Remodeling a kitchen is just like self-publishing. You start from zero, jump in, and just keep going.” A pause, and then she
CREATIVITY ON DEMAND: Is It Really Possible?
Can we really just sit down and call up creativity whenever we want it? I believe we can. Maybe “call up” isn’t the best phrase. Maybe “relax into” is better. When we learn to relax into the Zone—that magical place