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This writing tip has helped me more than any other...

October 25th, 2018 at 12:28 pm CDT

Friend, There's a lot of writing advice out there. And there are a ton of people trying to sell you on their books, courses, webinar products, audio downloads, and more. And some of them are good, but many of them aren't. Tod ...

John Wooden on success

October 23rd, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Hi Friend, Circumstances in life are seemingly ever-changing. You can't predict what tomorrow will bring you, but you can predict - and plan out - the attitude and work ethic you'll apply towards tomorrow. John Wooden has a f ...

Is content really king?

October 11th, 2018 at 9:03 pm CDT

Hi Friend, You're often told that all you need to do is produce great content, and you'll stand out. The assumption then becomes that with enough people viewing your content, you'll rise in popularity, and your existing reade ...

Henry David Thoreau on success

October 9th, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Hi Friend, Success is a strange thing. You can study and study and study, but until you go out there and try things on your own, you will never have the joy of getting your own experience. Of all the people who knew this best ...

These 10 keys can unlock your writing career

October 4th, 2018 at 9:10 pm CDT

Hey Friend, Writing has rarely been straightforward, but the jungle has thickened ever since the Internet went public. All that used to be the case for writers was looking for someone to publish their work, and then you could ...

James Cameron on success

October 2nd, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Hi Friend, I am making a new habit of sending you a motivational quote every week. Here is what James Cameron has to say about success: "If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone ...

These are the best writing blogs on the web right now

September 27th, 2018 at 9:06 pm CDT

Hi Friend, This email has been a long time coming! I hope you've taken some time to write this week. If not, don't worry... I am behind my goals, too. Don't beat yourself up for it. Just remind yourself of why you started - ...

Friend, I can't believe it took me this long...

July 5th, 2017 at 6:00 pm CDT

Hi Friend, Believe it or not, I FINALLY took some time to finish the last post in my mega-long, mega-dense How To Become A Better Writer series! In the long time I haven't sent out any emails, I hope you have been doing well a ...

Friend, do you enjoy connecting with people?

March 23rd, 2017 at 6:00 pm CDT

Hey Friend, When we no longer look forward to connecting with others and helping them, we've missed one of the biggest parts of being a writer. Writing, and especially non-fiction writing online, is all about making connections and helping people ge ...

Friend, what do you do when you've lost motivation?

March 8th, 2017 at 10:45 pm CDT

Hey there Friend, I totally owe you an apology for being so out of the loop as of late! I've been giving away a bunch of my books on Goodreads and that has kept me distracted. Also, during the time between me sending out my most recent blog posts vi ...