What is Writing Now?
What is writing now? Does it change with the times, morph into something new as the river of time beats against the rocks?
What Happened to Ben?
I’m 52 years old. I’m not a spring chicken. I decided that of all the things I do–work, reading, writing, coaching, and consulting–something had to give.
A Word About Reviews
Reviews are an important way for readers to discover new books, and they also serve as valuable feedback for the authors.
End of the Year (2022) Thoughts
Earlier this month I was reflecting on 2022 and how much of a loser I am. I mean, what have I accomplished?
How to: Rebuild Resilience in Writing & in Life
Psychologists and self-help gurus like to throw around the word resilience like a panacea: it’s supposed to be something like aloe—a natural salve that works and you don’t need to know why. I agree. ‘Nuff said? Of course not. Resilience, as defined, is an ability to bounce back from difficulties, often emotional. Resilience is something…
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On Focus: “I saw a creature…bestial…”
Focus, man. Focus. I don’t do this often, and I don’t know if I’ll do it again. Feel free to mark this day as “weird.” “So, what’s new in the WORLD?”Asks a demon in my midst.“Funny thing you should ask,”I breathe out from behind my bars.“I was going to ask you the same.” That was…
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How To: Write a Book in Just Under 20 Years (or 7300 days)
A book takes times, does it not? On September 23, 2013, Difficult Mirrors was released for consumption (and hopefully joy). That the book took a while to write is not a secret I keep. Journeys are not always quick nor do they always take a straight route. It even had a different name for nearly…
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I Met God at Applebee’s
“Live simply, but do not simply live.” I wrote this down once (now twice), and I find myself thinking about those words more and more each day. The words are not mine, although who they originally belonged to is a mystery to me. The sentiment is nothing more than a Universal Truth, those things when…
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Out, out, brief candle…
Death is not a good topic, but one that’s been on my mind. It has been a long time since I wrote a blog post and a longer time since I thought I had something to say. I will eventually share why I’ve been distant (if you can be “distant” in a networking world), but…
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How a Little Boy Gave Me a Reason
I originally wrote part of this post just before I turned 40. However, I sometimes need to be reminded why I’m here. It happens every once in a while: you bury yourself in the business aspect of writing, looking at numbers, trying to forecast the way the readership blows, but when all is said and…
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