Rick Killian
Lessons from a ghost . . .Read moreWriting and rewriting
are a constant search
for what one is trying to say.—John Updike
Review: The E Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber— What every small business needs to know
So, what is the e myth? It is the basic myth of all small business, the "entrepreneurial myth." It usually starts with something along the lines of, "Why am I working for this guy? . . . I know as much about this business as he does. If it weren't for me, he wouldn't...
Read moreWhen I began to write,
I found out that this was
the best way to make sense of my life.—John Cheever
How to Deal with the Voices In Your Head
At least Dr. Jekyll was never both himself and Mr. Hyde at the same time (for more modern readers, that should say, “At least Dr. Banner was never both himself and the Hulk at the same time,” if you catch my drift—who was it that said, “There are no new...
Read moreI know I was writing stories when I was five.
I don’t know what I did before that . . .
just loafed, I guess.—A. N. Whitehead
Here Be Dragons
You’ve probably heard the story before. Ancient mapmakers painted in mountains, rivers, bodies of water, and all that they knew on their maps, but the information was always limited. At some point there would be lands or waters beyond which they had no idea what they...
Read moreRead a lot,
write a lot
is the great commandment.—Stephen King
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