Rick Killian
Lessons from a ghost . . .Read moreIntuition makes us look at
unrelated facts and then think
about them until they can all
be brought under one law. . . .
Intuition is the father of new
knowledge, while empiricism is
nothing but an accumulation of
old knowledge. Intuition,
not intellect, is
the “open sesame” of yourself.—Albert Einstein
Judging a Book by Its Cover
Yeah, I know you’re not supposed to do that, but far too many authors underestimate the power of the physical design of a book. Today more than ever, the look and feel may not tell you much about the quality of writing or depth of thought put into a book, but they do...
Read moreDon’t try to figure out what other
people want to hear from you;
figure out what you have to say.
It’s the one and only thing
you have to offer.—Barbara Kingsolver
Read moreJust you write the book you want to write and if you write it with enough passion and enough skill, maybe other people will want to read it too.
—Emma Donoghue,
The 10-Minute Writer’s Workshop
Read moreI hate to write.
I love having written.—Dorothy Parker
Read moreThe big kahuna in content marketing is the book.
—Michael Bungay Stanier,
“Exactly how I self-published my book, sold 180,000 copies, and nearly doubled my revenue”
Read moreI am always chilled and astonished
by the would-be writers who ask
me for advice and admit,
quite blithely, that they “don’t have
time to read.” This is like a guy
starting up Mount Everest saying
that he didn’t have time to buy
any rope or pitons.―Stephen King
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