Tom Petty was wrong. The waiting isn’t the hardest part. Getting started is. At least, when it comes to blogging it is.
You have a voice, an idea, and some leve...
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I’m Giving Away 12 Blogging Lessons for Free
I’m not going to lie to you: Blogging is hard. Sure, the first few months are fun. That’s when your passion sustains you, when you’re unbeatable.
Bu...
Patience Is a Writer’s Most Important Virtue
We live in a world of instant gratification. But this isn’t always a good thing.
Think about it. There’s Twitter, text messages, and email (remember what ...
Writing Lessons from the Newsroom
During my decade-long career as a print and broadcast reporter, I had the opportunity to work in several different newsrooms where decisions were made about how and wh...
The Most Important Publishing Platform
What’s the most important publishing platform? The one you actually use, of course.
So many people are fixated on getting the right tools, buying the right piec...
How to Be a Leader in an Age of Information Overload
The privilege of leadership used to belong to a select few. The social elite. The especially charismatic. The unbelievably successful.
You used to have to be the head...