Writing-and-Speaking  

I guess you’ve noticed that children’s books are often about everyday happenings. The Cat in the Hat is an exception that everyone loves. So are fairy tales involving fire-spitting dragons. But those types of stories are less common than the stories you find at garage sales.

Some writers say, “If I ...read more

Former Australian cricket star Dean Jones will learn from his recent on air gaffe.

He departed Sri Lanka in disgrace after describing a South African Muslim cricketer as a "terrorist" during a test match with South Africa.

It has been reported Jones was on a contract of around $2,000 a day, but ...read more

You are different from most people who “would like to write a book someday.” You decided to read this article, which refers to “your book” in the title. This means you have an actual book in mind that you want to write. This puts you into a very small, and ...read more

For freelance writers (and other creative professionals) to ditch queries, cranky editors and the starving freelancer existence, they must first change their mindset. To accomplish this, their mission needs to be ditching the notion of depending on the whim of large publications and/or companies to make a living.

I've conversed with ...read more

One of the things I've learned in my 19+ years as a freelancer and recruiter in the editorial industry is that freelancers should develop a niche.

"BUT," you may wonder, "how do you develop a niche with no experience?" It's actually relatively easy and can be done in three easy steps. ...read more

I recently saw a phenomenal speaker. I remember being moved by his speech and desperately wanted to take his message home with me – but I couldn’t. I wanted a book, a pamphlet, or something I could hold on to – but he didn’t have it.

How could someone so powerful, ...read more

Communication is sending the messages from one living thing to another. It is part of the process of staying alive and surviving. In the animal kingdom, most communication is connected with survival. Animals use scents, sounds and actions to show their kids how to behave or protect themselves against predators.

Like ...read more

Freelance writers, you can cut your fees and increase your income. While cutting fees is an almost taboo topic when it comes to freelancing, there are times when it behooves you to do so - allowing you to increase your client roster in the long-term.

Following are some guidelines I used ...read more

About the Hero's Journey learning process.

Basically, people have to get over this idea that the great movies (Godfather, Alien, Scarface etc) aren't originals but situational variations of the same template. That itself takes a while. They have to throw away all these misconceptions they have about creativity, originality etc. There ...read more

Freelance writers, did you know that you can get repeat business from a niche market -- easily and continually? Did you also know that you can make this market so profitable that it may be the ONLY market you will ever have to target? How do you do this? In ...read more