Do you wish you could get more writing done in a day? In our super-competitive world, it’s pretty clear that the more writing you can produce, the better your chances of enjoying a successful writing career. It’s sort of like the more exercise you do, the stronger your muscles willContinue Reading
Jane Nannono I have been a voracious reader since the age of six and reading books had made me a global citizen long before Vint Cerf and Robert E. Kahn invented the Internet. By 1994, I felt I had read enough books to write my own mainly to contribute toContinue Reading
Americans are the most stressed out people in the world. That’s the news according Gallup’s most recent annual Global Emotions report. A total of 55 percent of Americans said they’d felt a lot of stress the day before the survey. The global average was 35 percent. If the survey hadContinue Reading
Waiting to be discovered is not a good idea. You’ve heard the stories. Alijah Harrison, now an international model, was discovered while stopped at a gas station to get a candy bar. Ashton Kutcher while at a University of Iowa hangout. Channing Tatum while performing in a dance group onContinue Reading
How can you improve your writing life? After over 25 years as a full-time professional writer, I’ve learned some things about that. Whether you’re writing part- or full-time; fiction, nonfiction, or freelance; it doesn’t matter—the bottom line is you’re spending a lot of time using your creative brain, as wellContinue Reading
You have dreams of becoming a real “author.” But how do you get there? Here’s how it usually goes. You create a story and take it somewhere for feedback, maybe to a writer’s group, some writing friends, a contest that offers critiques, a workshop, or an editor. Your ultimate goalContinue Reading
If you were to write a story about a writer’s worst nightmare, what would it be like? You’ve probably already imagined it. When you were slaving away on your novel, worried that you’d never find a publisher, you thought of it then: What will happen if this story never seesContinue Reading
For me the biggest physical challenges come from my eleven years dealing with incurable lymphoma, and two (so far) courses of chemotherapy, which have left permanent side effects such as weight gain from high dose steroids, trouble with concentration, and now shaky hands. Eating as healthy as possible, walking, andContinue Reading