Why You Should Talk to Your Potential Customers Like Two-Year-Olds
One of my biggest business lessons from 2018 came from the most unlikely place. In October I went to Pittsburgh to visit my best friend and her family. I got to meet baby Rosalie Mae, who arrived just three weeks before my trip, and I got to spend quality time with...
Want to Grow Your Business in 2019? Write New Year’s Resolutions for Your Clients
Resolutions, schmezolutions. <-- That's how I feel. And I must not be alone because, according to a 2017 article from Business Insider, "80% of New Year's resolutions fail by February." While this statistic kind of bums me out, it doesn't surprise me. When I've set...
10 Things I Learned Writing 50k words in 22 Days
In November of 2018 I embarked on my first-ever NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). It was great. It was awful. I can't wait to do it again next year! I'll never do it again. Hmm... You can see I've got some mixed feelings. But while the experience is fresh, I...
Are You Sabotaging Yourself While Writing Your Novel?
Have you ever gotten stuck while writing and felt like there was no way out? It might not be your plot, characters, or outline that's the problem. You may be unintentionally sabotaging yourself. It's not only writers who sabotage themselves; it's all people who...
Bust Procrastination in 3 Simple Steps
Procrastination is a fact of life for writers. It simply comes with the territory of working on big projects. I know this well. I may as well be the Mayor of Procrastination Town. Actually, I'm more like the queen. I just need a tiara. I know all the reasons why it's...