Writing a book is a MASSIVE time-saver

Writing a book is a MASSIVE time-saver

I’ve committed to “radical honesty”—well almost (see caveat below*). I had a birthday on Saturday. And my big insight?… Radical honesty saves humongous amounts of time. Get to the point. Say what you mean. Because NO time to waste, right? Every birthday, another step...
MY BIGGEST, MOST BRILLIANT BOOK WRITING TACTIC.

MY BIGGEST, MOST BRILLIANT BOOK WRITING TACTIC.

I’m learning improv comedy! (Hilarious, eh). And the way this group–The Improv Conspiracy Theatre – Melbourne—teaches this skill is very tactical. One of the tactics we learned in my first lesson last Tuesday is ‘don’t try to be funny’. Whaaaa? you may exclaim....
To Updo or down-do? And why that matters to authors

To Updo or down-do? And why that matters to authors

To “updo” or “down-do”, that is the question. What does each hairstyle communicate? One says modern, the other says elegant (perhaps). Whenever I work with authors to develop their book ideas, they face the updo and down-do question … in a different form. Every book...
Why writing your book is like blow-drying your hair

Why writing your book is like blow-drying your hair

I recently went to buy a round brush for blow-drying my hair (y’all know how I feel about my hair). I’d been watching some YouTube videos – as you do – to improve my technique and realised my round brush was too small. (And, before you ask, you are going to learn...