This week on The Portfolio Life, Andy Traub and I talk about how this event was created to help writers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs grow their craft and get t...
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How to Keep Writing When You Want to Quit
You’re at your desk and the words just aren’t flowing. You feel like getting up and walking away from your writing… and never coming back. However much you love writin...
The Painful Practice of Putting Your Art Out There
After years of blogging for a small email list, I’d finally slipped through a door at The Huffington Post with a story about discovering my purpose. In it, I offered a...
Small Is the New Big: Building Community in an Age of Internet Fame
So many people seem to want to be famous these days. Writers. Artists. Communicators. You name it. Everyone is trying to make a name for themselves. But is being a big...
Blog Like a Pro Lesson 7: Take a Break
Claude Debussy has been credited for saying music is the space between the notes. The same is true for writing. Good writing is all about space.
This past week weR...
Blog Like a Pro Lesson 6: Ask People to Share
So at this point, you may be wondering: where is everyone? Where all the readers, the visitors, the fans of your blog? You’re doing all these things to improve y...