Way, way back, a long time ago - like in the 90's - I ran in a fantastic road race in Harvard, MA: the annual Apple Harvest Ramble Road Race. It's a 10-miler through a…
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I grew up in St. Louis - a city boundaried by the great Mississippi, the river that divides our country into east and west; a city with a monstrous steel arch marking the gateway to…
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The most critical piece of advice that I give to anyone who wants to write - whether I'm officially coaching them or not - is that they have to find their voice. And to do…
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I had the good fortune of meeting Chris Brogan on Tuesday night...and to listen to him tell story after story, all of them heavy with hidden ideas and more than a fair bit of laughter.…
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Last week, when I mentioned 'How-to Write' books and how they all contain a specific bit of storytelling advice, it reminded me of something else they all tell us to do. Which is: to capture…
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Every day I make a to-do list. Typically, I write it at the end of the day - so I know what 'tomorrow' will look like and so I can really (attempt) to let go…
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Lunch on Fridays, around here anyway, leaves a lot to be desired. I do the grocery shopping on Saturday which essentially means that Friday meal times lie somewhere between woeful and pitiful. So, last Friday,…
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Today is Blog Action Day when about a gazillion bloggers take to their blogs to bring awareness to a certain topic that needs attention. This year, that topic is climate change. I could write a…
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So, I'm sitting here, typing away on a piece for a client. And I realize that someone is staring at me - under the guise of the green underlines sprinkled about the page. Typically, I…
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This morning was a bit of a challenge. With a house full of relatives - literally, someone was sleeping on every surface - we were woken up at 5am by our two 3 year-olds and…
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