The Daily Writer

If you’re always waiting and hoping other people will give you the green light to chase your dreams, you might be waiting a long time. It’s time to choose yourself.

If you’re in the St. Louis area, a great way to “choose yourself” is to join me for a free workshop on Tuesday, September 29: Think Like an Author: Four Practices for Your Life and Writing.

In this 90-minute workshop, I’m introducing a fresh perspective on the creative life. We’ll dive into four simple, high-impact practices designed to help you write and create with purpose, consistency, and confidence.

You can learn more and register at the link above. I’d love to meet you in person.

I will always be grateful for the work I’ve had the opportunity to do as a ghostwriter over the last decade. It has provided for my family, given me a great outlet for serving others, and connected me with some truly amazing people.

However, there’s a dark side to ghostwriting—in fact, a dark side of having any client-based business. It’s very easy to hide behind clients and ignore your own work. Let’s explore.

In which I lay out my ridiculously simple system for organizing content for my daily emails.

A heartfelt message to my fellow Gen X’ers stuck in the nostalgia of the 80s.

I’m just as much of an introvert as the next writer. But I think we can all agree that there’s something special about connecting with people in person. Let’s talk about three simple ways to make it happen.

If you’re in the St. Louis area, a great way to connect with some fellow writers is to join me for a free workshop on Tuesday, September 29: Think Like an Author: Four Practices for Your Life and Writing.

In this 90-minute workshop, I’m introducing a fresh perspective on the creative life. We’ll dive into four simple, high-impact practices designed to help you write and create with purpose, consistency, and confidence.

While you’re waiting for your next win, you can still move the ball forward in your life. I suggest three actions you can take while you’re waiting for that answer, result, or resolution. Let’s explore.

As the old saying goes, “He who chases two rabbits catches neither.”

I’m a firm believer that you can do almost anything you want in life. However, you can’t do everything. Because the further you want to go, the more focused you’ll have to be.

You can’t do everything, but you can far more than you ever thought possible when you focus on just one thing.

Whenever I hire someone, my goal is to be their favorite client. Let’s talk about a few ways to treat people well and honor the work they’re doing on your behalf.

Much of the “writing life” isn’t really about writing. It’s about relationships. After all, it’s pretty hard to have a successful business or career without people. To that end, I offer five simple (but not always easy!) ways to add value to people. They don’t have anything to do with writing, but they have everything to do with people.

Almost everybody wants to write a book, but many people don’t have the time, skill, patience, confidence, or discipline to see it through. However, many people are genuinely motivated to write their own book, but they don’t know where to start. Those are the ones I try to encourage and help in whatever ways make sense. Here are a few ways I do that.