I eat people’s brains… I love to crack open their skulls and peek into the inner workings of their mind. Metaphorically, of course. Reading feeds your brain, fosters creativity, and makes you a better writer. “To be a great writer, you need to be a great reader.” – Thousands of writers. Today I wanted to […]
I get it… Some days you just don’t feel like writing. The inspiration isn’t there and you feel like you don’t have anything important to say. Your writing career is on the back burner because you have so many other things to do with — your job, your kids, your life, everything. You keep telling yourself […]
Admit it, you feel like a fraud. You have dreams of building a writing career you love, but when you compare yourself to real writers, you can’t help but feel like you’re just pretending to be one. Sure, you write every day, but it doesn’t compare to the writers you admire — not even close. […]
Everybody wants to start a blog and be an online writer these days. Many people do start blogs — a few with success, and most with none. If you’re in the beginning stages of building a blog, you have a ton to learn. If you stay the course, you will learn, and you’ll be amazed […]
I started this blog because I want to help aspiring writers like you — people who know they have the words inside them but need help in all phases of building their online writing career. This includes the writing itself, building consistent habits, marketing, and technical aspects. I conducted a few surveys and was surprised […]
Odds are you’re falling into a trap. I’ve seen many aspiring writers fall into it and I’ve written about many times, but it needs to be said again. If you want to stand a chance at becoming successful as an online writer, you can’t start a blog that reads like a personal journal. I get […]
Forget about passion. Passion is like a unicorn in the wild. You’ve heard it exists but you’ll spend your life searching for it with no success. Instead of focusing on passion focus on strength. When you find something you’re good at, practice, and get better at it, you’ll start to feel passionate about it. Do […]
As a writer, I look to a bevy of different influences for knowledge, style, and because I love to read. The magical powers of reading widely come into play when you find yourself remembering quotes, anecdotes, and pieces of ideas you can use to bolster your own writing. They are stored in your mind […]
I sold five times as many books during the launch of my second book than I did on my first one. Now, I am still not a New York Times Best Selling author, but I’m starting to see the true power of online writing. In fact, this second book launch has given me enough confidence […]
You know you need to write often to have a successful writing career. You want to build a writing habit so you can unleash the ideas, words, and stories you have locked inside you. But… You can’t bring yourself to face the page enough to make the habit stick. You write sometimes, or worse, you don’t write […]
