When you set out to write your book, you face the dreaded blank page (or blank screen — doesn’t matter). Where to begin? I’d like to give you a handhold on that cliff. Three questions you’ll answer in the course of your book, and a suggestion for the best order to answer them. Why? As you survey the information you plan to give in your book, you need to understand that “why” forks in two directions: You Your reader At best, you will weave the two whys together in your origin … [Read more...]
Three Questions to Get Your Book Started Right
As with many kinds of journeys, when you set out to write a book, it’s best to plan before you start. Even before the outline, you need to answer a couple of deep fundamental questions that will set your direction for the rest of the book. If you answer these questions clearly, they will — Help you write a better book Make you more satisfied with the results from your book — and better able to adjust in the future Set the direction and course for your book marketing Let’s look at these … [Read more...]
Finding Your Voice
You don’t have to be different to make a difference. How many mothers sing the same lullabies to their children? A baby doesn’t care half as much about the song as she does about the sound of her mother’s voice. — Michael Port, Steal the Show Words of wisdom from Michael Port's new book, Steal the Show. He puts together the seeming contradictions of authenticity and performance in a way that helps overcome the inner critic and allows you to go big and deep at the same time. We see people … [Read more...]
