A few years ago, Chris Brogan started a tradition of coming up with three words to focus on for the new year. It's more helpful than New Year's resolutions, I think. The idea is to choose words that will cover all parts of your life, such that just thinking about them every day will remind … Continue reading My Three Words for 2014
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The Superman Passes
I am so sad. The beautiful, courageous, wonderful Sam Sommer is no longer with us. According to the Times of Israel, Sam passed peacefully away at home, with his loving parents at his side. I cannot imagine what it is like to be Phyllis or Michael Sommer right now, and all I can do is … Continue reading The Superman Passes
Getting That Horse Badge, Finally
I'm so proud of myself. As my faithful readers know, I've been trying and failing since July to achieve a full month of consistent journalling on 750words.com. So what was different this time? I think it was partly because I set myself up with my own personal NaNoWriMo. In case you aren't familiar with that … Continue reading Getting That Horse Badge, Finally
How to Paralyse Your Creativity in One Easy Step
If you've been following this blog with any regularity, you will have noticed that I haven't posted much recently. Partly this is because I've been busy with my Dating After Forty series on the A to Z Date Ideas website. But mostly it's because I managed to paralyse myself in one fell swoop. Here's how. … Continue reading How to Paralyse Your Creativity in One Easy Step
Dating After Forty
It's funny how these things work. I was very dubious about getting involved with a niche site, especially one about dating. But somehow, a whole series of posts has come to me, about the perilous experience of dating in middle age. I am very fortunate that after a very tumultuous time in my twenties, I … Continue reading Dating After Forty
A Renewed Commitment to Writing
Tomorrow NaNoWriMo begins. My kids will be going into it full force. I will not be writing a novel, as that is not my gig, but I will make a different commitment. I have been dabbling in 750words.com for a few months now, thanks to a recommendation by my fabulous coach Berni Xiong. It is … Continue reading A Renewed Commitment to Writing
Learning to Make an eBook, Continued
So, much later than I had intended, I finished reading Pat Flynn's eBook on creating eBooks. I learned a few things. Here is the process that I distilled from Pat's book: Know your audience Write book Convert to PDF Set up payment system Sales page Promotion Here are my thoughts on these matters. 1. I've … Continue reading Learning to Make an eBook, Continued
Doing the Niche Thing
If you've been following me for any length of time, you know that I have a fondness for Pat Flynn's blog and podcast. One of the many cool lessons Pat teaches is how to make niche sites that appeal to a narrow audience, providing a service for free and creating a following (one hopes), that … Continue reading Doing the Niche Thing
Discovering Inbox Zero
Oh my goodness, friends, I am in love. I recently watched this video by Merlin Mann, and now I have a new mission in life. My Inbox is a ridiculous wasteland of thousands of emails, most of which I will never read. I do need to keep some of them for future reference, and a … Continue reading Discovering Inbox Zero
Starting the eBook Project
OK, good people, here we go. Starting a new arc of posts, in this case following my progress as I learn how to publish an eBook. Since my friend Berni told us that real is the new black, transparency is the way to go! Are you with me on this journey? The road ahead might … Continue reading Starting the eBook Project