Golden Ratio Blog
How to Make Sure Your Book Cover is Successful
At some point, all independent authors will face a choice of what to do about their book cover. If they work with a designer, they usually have a handful of various...
How Tetris is a Model for Life
I just finished an amazing graphic novel called Tetris: the Games People Play, by Box Brown. At first blush, I thought reading a graphic novel about a video game...
Talking about my creative shift with Dan Blank
A month ago--when working from home was the exception, not the rule--I sat down with Dan Blank of We Grow Media, who is known for being a brilliant marketer and an...
Chaos is Ladder
It's been said roughly a bazillion times this week, I'm sure, but it bears repeating: these are strange times we live in. Americans are either forced to...
Writing Good Decision-Makers
Have you ever read a book or watched a movie that was generally entertaining, but was completely ruined by the main character who made really dumb decisions?...
How Words Can Unlock Your Brain
I'm assuming that, if you're reading this, you probably have strong feelings about the power of words. But what does it really mean to say "words have power"? Words can...
My Top 3 Productivity Systems
“It’s the smartest individuals who realize they are only randomly in their smarts and inspired. They are the ones who intelligently build in systems and processes to...
Automate Your Life With the One-Minute-to-Spare Rule
For the past year or so, I have been obsessed with automating my life. By “automating” I don’t mean setting up apps to remind me of things, or using my smart speaker...
Invest in your writing career, check out these classes I’m teaching
When you’re talking with friends or family about your writing career, do you get tied up in knots whenever someone asks, “How is your book coming along?” or “When can I...
3 Steps to Make Your 2020 Publishing Resolutions Stick
With the hum of the yearly holiday parade beginning to die down, many of us are chewing over our resolutions and intentions for the new year. Transferring unmet...
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