More than a decade ago my best friend suggested that we write a book. We had two problems. We shared many interests, but we didn’t share much expertise and we couldn’t clearly identify the potential readers. We decided not to go ahead. The idea of a book continued to tug at my interest. Over the last generation I have  »  Read More

You’re a businessperson. You may not think of yourself as a writer, but you know that writing well can boost your results and your career. Naturally, you want to do better. Even though writing and storytelling and blogging and SEO aren’t your day job, you want to do them better. You need to get the most value you  »  Read More

Stephen King says that if you want to be a writer, there are two things you must do: read a lot and write a lot. This is about the “read a lot” part. I include reading lists and book reviews that will help you do business more effectively and write better for business. In this post, I point you to reviews of  »  Read More

Most of my clients are embarrassed about their first drafts. When they send them to me, they often include a comment. The comments go something like this: * “It’s very rough.” * “Excuse the bad grammar.” * “I apologize for the quality of the writing.” * “I hope you can do something with this.” Ernest  »  Read More