I love brainstorming. It’s one of my favorite things to do when working with clients, since together we can reach ideas that neither of us would have accessed alone. So, I experience the power of brainstorming regularly and see the results in both fiction and nonfiction books. But I haven’t often had the benefit of… Continue Reading
Winter warnings early in the week had given way to forecasted temperatures of 80°. It was time to take the pups swimming. We headed to Good Dog Park–since, true to its name, my dogs tend to behave better there than at other off-leash destinations–and prepared to walk a mile or so to the river. I… Continue Reading
In the anthology Lead From Within: Entrepreneurs Share Proven Traits for Success, one of the contributors–Karen Kimsey-Sward, CEO of Dale Carnegie Chicago, certified coach and faculty coach with U of Buffalo School of Management—writes about how work with her coach led to game-changers for her when it comes to both inner and outer leadership and… Continue Reading
When I first began working with former LAPD cop Fanchon Blake on Busting the Brass Ceiling, she was determined that her memoir had to be traditionally published. She wanted to make sure that her heroic story about challenging the gender inequity that prevented females in the department from advancing would get its due. I was… Continue Reading
I’m not good with heights. I definitely didn’t want to climb out of my comfort zone. So, I just said no when all my friends told me that I would have to climb Luna, the 200-foot redwood that Julia “Butterfly” Hill—whose book I had been hired to ghostwrite—was living in. The year was 1999 and… Continue Reading
Do you really know when to use me not I, or have you joined the apparent national movement to get that wrong? The trend drives me so nutty that I’m going to do my bit to reverse it by reposting a version of this rant every quarter. Of course, it’s hard to blame anyone for the mistake, especially… Continue Reading
I just read an as-told-to article about an unexpected tool for change by former convict Richard Loya, who had joined a South Central L.A. gang at age 15 for the protection it offered, and wound up killing a man the following year. Richard was tried as an adult and sentenced to 27 years to life… Continue Reading
Worried about illustrating a children’s book you’re writing? If you’re planning to submit your picture book to a traditional publisher, don’t. They’re only going to want to see your manuscript, even if it’s less than 100 words, since they have their own arsenal of illustrators. For those of you looking to self-publish, I thought I… Continue Reading
A number of years ago, I became involved with Bend Food Project, a local nonprofit started by a group of friends in 2015 to help ease hunger in our area. Modeled after similar projects around the country, the door-to-door food collection system is both simple and efficient. Donors buy an extra can or box of non-perishable food… Continue Reading
I’m not great at social media. Actually, that’s a ridiculous understatement. I’m terrible, probably because I don’t like it. Pitching into an actual black hole would be a lot more rewarding than pitching into a virtual one. But at some point last year, I started to realize that one platform could make a lot of… Continue Reading
Literary Agent:
Ted Weinstein
Ted Weinstein Literary Management
Mechanics’ Library Building
57 Post Street, Suite 512
San Francisco, CA 94104
tw@twliterary.com
www.twliterary.com