I Started Two Books Before I Wrote the Right One Okay, are you ready for Confessions of a Ghostwriter? (I hope so because that’s the name of the keynote I’m working on now.) In the meantime, here’s my first confession: I spent two years working on two different...
Take the Leap: What to Do When Your Book Hits the Wall I'm about 75% of the way through the messy first draft of a ghostwriting project, and sh*t is starting to get real. For the past 6 weeks or so, this project has blissfully lived in the "I'll figure out how all...
How to Write Your Book with AI Without Losing Your Soul The hardest thing for me to write about these days is AI. Not because it's constantly changing, though it is. Not because there are a thousand “hot takes,” and I wonder how I can contribute meaningfully to the...
You're Closer to Finishing Your Book Than You Think Here's the one thing I wish every aspiring authorpreneur knew: You're closer to having a book than you think. I know writing a book has a certain reputation. Even writers I talk to sometimes marvel aloud at the...
Stop Overthinking Your Book (Here's How) "Stop overthinking your book." 🤔 I often give authors this advice. It’s good advice. It’s what many people need to hear. But sometimes, I feel bad when I say it aloud because I know hearing it is not always useful — not on its...
So You've Decided to Write Your Business Book. Have You, Though? Last month, I ran Should I Even Write This Book?, my 90-minute workshop, twice — once online and once in person. Before I started the in-person session, I took the temperature of the room. As we went...
Your Keynote and Your Book Should Be the Same Idea I spent this past Saturday at a TEDx event, cheering on my friend (and fellow NSA Carolinas member) Susie Hansley, as she took the stage. She did an amazing job! I heard some great talks and met some cool people. But...
You Didn't Plan to Write a Book. That Doesn't Mean You Shouldn't. I hesitate to make generalizations, but I’ve thought long and hard about this one: There are two ways into writing a book. 1. Some people start with the ambition and go hunting for the idea. They know...
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 of building...