Writing and Creating Books
Steve Jobs: On Creativity
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it. They just saw something. — Steve Jobs, co-founder, Apple Computer Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because […]
Austin Kleon: On Creative Work
Ask anyone doing truly creative work, and they’ll tell you the truth: They don’t know where the good stuff comes from. They just show up and do their thing. Every day. — Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist Do you know where your creative works comes from? Do you know where the words come from […]
Query Letters That Work: Grab Them with the First Sentence
Guest post by Jeff Rivera Agents are so busy nowadays they won’t even give a query letter an entire paragraph to grab them. If you’ve passed the first test, what I like to call the scan test (meaning it looks professional at first glance), then you’ll be lucky to go on to the next test: […]
Book Marketing Makeover Months Redux
In December 2011 and January 2012, I featured guest posts from book authors, publicists, service providers, and others. Some of that book marketing content is still relevant today (seven years later), so I’m sharing the most relevant guest articles here on this website or linked to the original article on my old book promotion blog. […]