Publishing a book is easy. All you need is a platform. You’ve never had more opportunities to choose yourself and share your work with the world. The hard part for most of us writers (despite w...
From Jeff: This is a guest post from Denise Urena. Denise is a writer and confectionery artist. You can follow her on her blog, Nurturing Creativity, or connect with her on Twitter or Facebook. Even ...
Recently, I read a comment on a popular blog that bothered me. The reader suggested that because the blogger was the leader of a large organization, he didn’t have to work hard to earn his audi...
A few weeks ago, my friend Rob Still and I got together for a half-day to track a four-part audio series I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. Rob interviewed me about the themes and topics cover...
From Jeff: This is a guest post by from Tyler Braun. Tyler lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Rose. His first book releases in August through Moody Publishers and is available for pre-order now....
Platform by Michael Hyatt Michael Hyatt wrote the book on platform-building — literally. I’ve been following his blog for years, but his newest book, Platform, distills his most important thoug...
It was a routine doctor’s visit. Our unborn baby was having his heart monitored because of an arrhythmia they spotted the previous week. Everything looked fine until my wife asked how big he wa...
Well, I told you to get creative and crazy, and you did just that. Thanks to everyone who contributed a confession to the You Are a Writer Contest. There were songs and costume changes, acronyms and ...
Art, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Which is a nice way of saying it’s whatever you want it to be. But I don’t believe that. Although I don’t have an objective perspective...
Apparently, writers hate creating videos. That’s what I learned when I launched a contest and nobody (but two brave people) entered it. I don’t blame you. Videos are scary, and writers wr...
From Jeff: This is a guest post by Jane Graham. Jane lives with her family in West Michigan but dreams of motorhomes and mountains. She blogs about faith at Girl Meets Paper and about intentional par...
If you decide to build a platform — to create a brand and connect with others, you’ll see breakthroughs with your writing you never would have imagined. Photo credit: mpclemens (Creative Common...
Ugly Betty hates networking. You should, too. I hate networking. Maybe you do, too. The good news is there’s another way. People often ask me how to connect with influential people or what it t...
First impressions aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. And that’s the truth. Photo credit: Chiyo Takaaki (Creative Commons) When I met my wife, I was more interested in dating her r...
American illustrator and author Maurice Sendak died this week. His book, Where the Wild Things Are, was a favorite of mine from childhood and remains so today. After watching this brief interview wit...
Our culture celebrates celebrities to a fault. We place such a high priority on being famous that any other social status is unacceptable. But what does it mean — to be a celebrity — and is it worth ...
This is an interview with Chris Guillebeau, author of The Art of Non-Conformity and his new book, The $100 Startup. In this interview, Chris and I talk entrepreneurship, creativity, and what it takes...
From Jeff: This is a guest post by Maria Rainier. Maria is a freelance writer and resident blogger at First in Education where she writes about education, online colleges, and online degrees. In her ...
Most people struggle with confidence about something. Maybe it’s the way they look or how they communicate. It could even be about how much money they have — or don’t have. Although some ...
We’ve all seen them. The same old, tired lists of regurgitated tips on how to blog better. They’re so common, you could probably name most of them in your sleep. I don’t know about ...
A few years ago, I found myself at a personal impasse. Working for a nonprofit organization, my job was to help missionaries tell their stories. With a few colleagues, I launched an online magazine, ...
We all face fears. Fear of flying. Fear of heights. And the worst of all: fear of failure. Fear has the uncanny ability to paralyze us. So what do we do when we feel its icy-cold hands of restraint? ...
From Jeff: This is a guest post by Brett Henley. Brett is the author of i am convicted, a story of reinvention and the American prison system. He is deeply passionate about storytelling, especially i...
Everybody has something they wish they were: The mom who wishes she was more patient with her kids. The retired athlete who wishes he was still in the game. The actor who never made it to Tinsel Town...
In any craft, there are professionals and amateurs. We know this. We can sense it, intuitively. In every industry, there are experts — the rock stars, the celebrities, the talent — and there’s ...
Most people spend their lives dreaming of meeting someone famous — a big shot actress or world-class musician maybe. They long for a chance to connect with someone of real talent, a genius. But not m...
From Jeff: This is a guest post by Jeremy Statton. He is an orthopedic surgeon and a writer. He blogs about Living Better Stories. You can follow him on Twitter or download a free copy of his eBook G...
I’ve been writing on and reading blogs since Al Gore invented the Internet — or at least for the past several years, anyway. When it started, I thought the social web (along with the word ̶...
Six years after it started, people are still asking the question: What is Twitter… really? The answer may, in fact, shock you. Photo credit: Andreas Eldh (Creative Commons) So what is it? A coc...
There’s an old story of a man who finds some treasure hidden in a field. When he discovers it, he buries it again, sells everything he owns, and then buys that field. That’s the story. Bu...
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