by Emily Crookston | Jan 7, 2026 | Emily's Musings
100 Things that Made My Year in 2025 Happy New Year! If 2025 taught me anything, it’s that a year well-lived isn’t measured in grand gestures but in honeycrisp apples paired with walnuts, watching the sunrise from a pier at the beach, and the satisfaction...
by Emily Crookston | Dec 17, 2025 | Emily's Musings
2025: A Year in Books Welcome to my annual book list—apparently an endangered species in this day and age. I keep hearing that “no one reads anymore,” but I’m calling bullsh*t on that. Some of us are still out here turning actual pages (or swiping...
by Emily Crookston | Nov 30, 2025 | Entrepreneur
You’re Already an Authorpreneur (You Just Don’t Know It Yet) I’ve never pictured myself as a keynote speaker (not really). When I think “keynote speaker,” I think of people like, Rick Lozano—the Musical Motivator, who I met at an NSA...
by Emily Crookston | Oct 23, 2025 | AI
The Unwritten Rules: Why I’m Done Writing Encyclopedias (And You Should Be Too) Right now, there’s a lie being sold to every expert who dreams of writing a book. The lie goes like this: Your book is your credential. It’s a 300-page argument proving that...
by Emily Crookston | Sep 17, 2025 | Small Business
Is Writing a Book Worth It? (And Does Anyone Even Read Anymore?) After a workshop I was leading today, someone asked me, half-joking but half-serious: “Does anyone even read anymore?” It’s an honest question that cuts to the heart of something every...
