Whatever You Do, Just Start.

I have a feeling you know what I’m talking about. That project, that blog, that website, that thing. Just…

How to get your book half-written in 15 days

It’s been a slog writing my first book “Nobody Knows…

How I’ve Failed At Writing

(And why I keep going.)

I Am Not A Brand

About three months ago I was working out in the town of Geneseo covering a double murder suicide that rocked the small college…

A Writer’s Life

I write when I rise.
What is palpable at morning,
incorporeal at evening.
Coffee maker fogs the window.
The dawn is inconsolable…

On making a living from your art without selling out

You know the struggle... The never ending battle…

Bubble gum content

I have a friend who calls Top 40 music ‘bubble gum music’. Paints a picture, right? It’s tasty. Sweet. Fun. Immediately…

How I Finished a 45,000 Word Manuscript in 6 Months

At the end of last year, I submitted the manuscript for my first traditionally published book to my editor at Penguin Portfolio. Originally, I was going to revise and expand my self-published book, The Art of Being Unmistakable. When my…

The Dark Side of Creativity

Like many of the stories I tell, this one begins with an enlightening conversation over get-to-know-you coffee.

INSIDE THE BRAIN MACHINE

Neuroscience changed how I think about creativity