Reality Cheque
Money, music, and the struggles of pursuing your art We have spoken a lot about keys to success and how people define success differently on this blog over the past few months. This month we will look at the…
The Power Trip to Nowhere
What writers can learn from Choose Your Own Adventure books I don’t know how many people remember those stories that were called “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure,” but there is…
Laying It All On The Line
What I learned about marketing myself from McMaster Medical School This past weekend I was privileged to be invited to interview for McMaster Medical School in…
Goals for writing in 2013
As the year 2012 comes to a close, it is now time to sit back and reflect on all the changes that have occurred during the year. So many changes and all for the good, but the promise of a…
Admit It: You Want To Be Published
I had a long and rather interesting conversation with a long time writing friend. She’s a good writer, and one who likes to spend hours editing a paragraph or trying to “make the words right.” She has also spent many hours…
What Is A Successful Published Book?
I don’t believe that you can say that the only successful book is one which has sold 1,000 copies, or even 100 copies. I think that you need to create your own personal definition of what makes a successful book. …
Can Having a Kindle E-book Help Your Book Sales?
It seems that just when the debate dies down, it comes back to the forefront of a conversation, this is most true if you self-publish a book. I was asking myself now how am I going to get people to…
Why Writing Improves with Reading Books You Love.
I overheard a conversation at a local bookstore. (I went in looking for a book, and left with several in my arms.) The question that struck me after hearing this conversation is, what will happen to this poor child? There…
