When I need to think up the next scene of a story or to ponder the direction of a business product, I need my brain to get into a specific mode of thinking. I have learned over the years that there are a handful of activities that almost inevitably kick my brain into that gear. [...]

Have you ever had your parent say, “Watch out, or your face could freeze that way”? Or maybe, “Wipe that look off your face”? Your website header is your online face. Ever consider that? A logo is the centerpiece of most companies’ brand identity, everyone knows that. But when you are an independent self-employed, self-publishing [...]

So, I get this offer via a third party for the “Guru’s Guide” to email marketing from a company who shall remain nameless (except in the screenshot below, ha!). Always one to keep up with all things “guru”, I jump through the hoops to sign up and get this PDF about best practices for email [...]

Last month I wrote a guest post for agent Steve Laube’s blog, which he titled, “The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?” The article didn’t have anything to do with bread. It was about the future of books, the changing nature of publishing and the new forms and formats that authors, if they’re smart, need to [...]