My 18-year-old son took a candy bag at a parade and came home with a couple of pounds. What it taught me about asking people to buy my work.
Nobody Earns the Bag
Category: Books & Writing
The Second Bar
Getting your work to market is the first bar. At a street festival I watched my chiropractor clear the second one, and saw what I'd been skipping.
The Hunting Trip
A guy at church asked whether AI could pull the rabbit trails out of his meetings. I told him in five minutes. On the drive home my wife pointed out I'd just demonstrated the thing I've been building all year.
Thirty Yeses
James Patterson got rejected by thirty publishers. I've had thirty readers say yes. So why did I stop telling people about my book?
Lunch and Honesty
I've been circling the same conclusion about my year for months — walks, notes, a mid-year review I never opened. My wife got there over a shared pizza.
