Don’t worry about being great or even semi-great; in fact, don't worry about rankings at all. That’s fairy dust. You have no control over any of it. Just write the damn book, tell the damn story, fiddle the damn poem. Amazon Apple Books Barnes & Noble Want more authors? S...
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But, damn, he could play! 3, Bernie Williams The consideration for the third spot shows how ridiculous Hall of Fame selection has become. Earle Combs is a Hall of Famer, elected by the Veterans Committee in 1970. Bernie Williams lasted just two years on the Baseball Writers Association of ...
Your readers are always running into new problems – new issues every damn day. If they think of you as someone who always teaches the maximum they can, they’ll continue to look to you for help with each new issue they face. That brings me to the other aspect of Tim Ferriss’ long-...
an average reader. The first line shouldn’t dryly state your name and how many years you’ve been writing. Below, Erik Larson’s bio leads with an outstanding achievement. Barbara Park’s draws attention to the comedic nature of her novels. How can you start your bio off with a bang?
So, when you are trying to get people to respond to your requests, subscribe to your email newsletter, or donate to your cause … you need to write seductive sentences, and you need to do it naturally. Here’s how it’s done.
Assert your points as clearly as possible and avoid qualifying words—like rather, very, and little—that suck the life out of your sentences. Mark Twain even suggested substituting “damn every time you’re inclined to write very” to ensure your writing only includes what’s needed. If you...
A book I want to write is an autobiography, which can reflect my trajectory and meaning of life. 我想要写的一本书是一本自传,它能折射我一生的轨迹和意义。 It was after I finished a course about (auto)biography last semester that I had this idea of writing. Initially, I thought this cour...
“Your learning challenges suck all the fun out of working, and living, and breathing. I want to be less challenged. I want to be less learned. I like breathing, and I don’t want it to be so difficult.” “Have I ever let you fail?” ...
For one thing my privilege is a combination of luck (mine) and hard work (my parents’). They got me out of the wreck known as the Ukraine and via a series of twists and turns we ended up in Oz and our lives have been pretty damn good since 1976 when we arrived. Every day I ...