for the Writers

The myth of 2 options: starving artist or household name

Ya know that myth of only two options, where in books & films any author is either a starving artist or a bestseller household name, no in between? Of course that comes from a scarcity mindset, but more specifically I've been thinking this comes from humans just not being able to grasp super large numbers easily, like for instance, how big a population of 8 billion people really is. Check out this blog post where I break down how many books you need to sell as an author.

for the Creatives, for the Writers, Showcasing other Creatives

Guest Post: How Ghostwriting is Hurting the Book World

Olivia J has agreed to share her concerns about ghostwriting here, and you can check out my defense of ghostwriting on her site. What a fun collaboration <3 Read the posts, then join the convo 🙂 "The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable… Continue reading Guest Post: How Ghostwriting is Hurting the Book World

for the Writers, Musings

My #1 Hit Single

I'm not sure how this happened. Adele's song "Hello" just went down to #2 on the Billboard chart, beat out of the #1 slot by Justin Bieber's "Sorry." Justin Bieber isn't *that* great, certainly can't compare to Adele. I mean, even I could create a song better than that - I just don't have the… Continue reading My #1 Hit Single