PinnedSeeding the Perfect Storm to Create Your BestsellerA lot of people think bestsellers just happen. Someone has a great idea, writes a great book, and people line up to buy it. Like a light, it can’t be hidden under a bushel, people are going to see it shining. Take Andy’s Weir’s The Martian as an example. If…Writing15 min readWriting15 min read
Nov 15, 2016Did Charmander eat your book idea?Carbon monoxide is deadly — mainly because it’s fast. Relatively small amounts are fatal because it bonds with hemoglobin over 200 times faster than normal oxygen molecules — it wins every race, every time. Because of this, you can suffocate from relatively small amounts of carbon monoxide, even in a…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Jun 20, 20167 Things I Am Glad I Did as a DadI am sure I was far from a perfect father as my kids grew up, even though I am very proud of them as they begin to unleash themselves on the world. (Hannah is working as a medical scribe and applying to med schools; Caleb has his first job doing…Family7 min readFamily7 min read
May 24, 2016How Writing a Book Is Like Stuffing Marshmallows into Your MouthWhen you stuff marshmallows into your mouth, you do so one at a time. You don’t worry about which order they come in, you don’t organize them ahead of time, and you don’t pick them up, examine them, or ponder which ones are best before you stuff them in. …Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
May 11, 2016A Step Most Author’s MissIf you are someone with a message — whether for your business, nonprofit, ministry, agency, political candidate, speaker, journalist, etc. — something inside of you is probably telling you to write a book. And the truth of the matter is, writing a book is a powerful, often transformational process. …Books8 min readBooks8 min read
