Rick Killian
Lessons from a ghost . . .Read moreWhen I sit down to write a book,
I do not say to myself,
“I am going to produce
a work of art.” I write it
because there is some
lie that I want to expose,
some fact to which
I want to draw attention,
and my initial concern
is to get a hearing.—George Orwell
Music to Write to: “Fall in Line”
https://youtu.be/EUhoWfiYebA Here is a short video from one of my favorite artists to write to. Love this! Enjoy!
Get Your Book’s Audience Right
If you are someone with a message—whether for your business, nonprofit, ministry, agency, political candidate, speaker, journalist, etc.—something inside of you is probably telling you to write a book. And the truth of the matter...
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
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