Writing and Creating Books
Mark Cuban: On What Comes After the Virus Shutdown
There will be new products developed that really change the world. That’s who we are as a country. And that’s why, as bleak as it can seem right now, and as horrific and tragic…we’ll get to the other side, I’m 100 percent certain, and we’ll be different when we get there. — Mark Cuban, billionaire […]
King Versus King: Art Versus Character
About a week ago, novelist Stephen King made a strong statement about art versus diversity. Here is what he said: I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality. It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong. And he later clarified: Those judging creative excellence should be blind to questions […]
Stop Email, Write a Book!
The average person sends almost 40,000 words by email every year. As a writer, you know that 40,000 words equals almost 160 book pages. That’s equivalent to a great novel like The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you are an avid email user, cut your emailing by half and you can write a […]
How Strong Are Your Fans? Do They Love You and/or Your Book?
Do you have fans like this? Readers who love your book so much they make a painting of themselves reading your book. Valerie Gangas, author of Enlightenment Is Sexy, has such fans. You, too, can build fans like this: Rūta Matulevičiūtė of Vilnius, Lithuania, casually mentioned to me that she was working on a painting. The […]