Writing and Creating Books

Seth Godin on Finding Customers

Seth Godin: On Finding Customers

Don’t find customers for your products. Find products for your customers. — Seth Godin Seth’s advice is so succinct. It’s much easier to find products for your current customers than to find new customers for products you’ve created (especially products you’ve created with no specific market in mind). Don’t find customers for your products. Find […]

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Anna Quindlan on Work

Anna Quindlan: On Your Work as a Writer

You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are. — Anna Quindlan, novelist You cannot be a first-rate writer if your writing is all that you are. Yes, you do need passion. You have to live your words. You have to love what you do. But you still need […]

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Ask E Jean Elle Column

Ask E. Jean: How to Praise a Person or Project

Do you want to praise someone or something? Use the following spectacular and dazzling words as provided by E. Jean Carroll in her most recent advice column in Elle magazine. Pick a word from column 1 and another from column 2. You can use the following expanded list to praise books and other things or […]

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The Martha Rules of Success

Martha Stewart: The Martha Rules of Success

Martha Stewart’s Rules for Success Build success on what you love. Focus attention on the basics that people need and want. Stay true to your big idea and focus on the details. The Martha Rules #1: Build success on what you love. — Martha Stewart Click To Tweet The Martha Rules #2: Focus attention on […]

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