How to Tell Better Stories About Yourself on Your Blog

I got divorced today. Well, by the time you’re reading this, some time will have passed. But probably not much, because it took nearly two years for the divorce to go through. It is such a relief for the divorce…

Looking at Other Industries to Predict the Future of Publishing

One of the things that makes Mark Cuban such a good business man is that he has not siloed himself into any one form of entertainment. He owns Magnolia Pictures, the Dallas Mavericks, and Landmark Theatres, and appears on Shark…

Build Your Audience By Eliciting Empathy

I was excited to read this research about how people can’t tell the difference between something they read and something they experience. Stories, as it turns out, “stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life,” according to…

What the Super Bowl Ads Can Teach Us About Gaining Attention

In sports, it seems like there are always a million interesting stories to tell. For example, in the game yesterday, it is fascinating that the coaches for the two teams were brothers, and that the Ravens and the 49ers were…

Think Like an Artist To Become a Better Storyteller

The first time I ever truly connected with a painter was when I saw the Lichtenstein exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago this past summer. It’s not that I hadn’t seen famous paintings before, but that I had never…

One of the best ways to get your book done is to improve the number of words you can write per hour. While this will naturally improve the longer you write, you can also use some of the same techniques…