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There’s so much advice out there: about what to write, how to write, how to sell what you write. It can seem overwhelming. But in the small ocean of books about writing, there are some that I’ve found to be … Continue reading →

He was born in West Virginia, where his forbears were once slaves. His mother died when he was a little boy and the children in his family were scattered in different directions by the tragedy. He was taken in by … Continue reading →

« It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. »Sir Edmund Hillary I found some advice from the author of a business book called Out-Executing the Competition, that seems relevant to our writing which suggested four steps job holders can take to … Continue reading →

« All the fun’s in how you say a thing. »Robert Frost Sometimes, we’re so busy getting our story out of our head and down on paper, or so obsessed with working out plot glitches, that we become inattentive on the wordsmithing … Continue reading →

« Children, like animals, use all their senses to discover the world.Then artists come along and discover it the same way all over again. »Eudora Welty Exciting new research suggests that there’s a lot going on in our brains when we view … Continue reading →

Picture-Books in WinterRobert Louis Stevenson Summer fading, winter comes —Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs,Winter robins, winter rooks,And the picture story-books. Water now is turned to stoneNurse and I can walk upon;Still we find the flowing brooksIn the picture story-books. All the … Continue reading →

“Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” Jim Rohn Here’s an inspiring story: When Dave Brailsford became the General Manager and Performance Director for Team Sky, … Continue reading →

As we honor Abraham Lincoln’s birthday today, let’s remember that he endured a host of setbacks, personal and political. He knew what it felt like to fail and to fight another day. We all face obstacles. Whatever is happening for … Continue reading →

« The brain is more powerful than we think it is. We pay more attention than we think we do. When we’re not so obstructed with the tools of recording, we’ll actually pay attention more. » Verlyn Klinkenborg Verlyn is a highly … Continue reading →

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo Today, February 10, is Boris Pasternak’s birthday—he was born in 1890. Abe Books sold an original, Russian … Continue reading →