How Many Vlogging, Nerdfighting, Bestsellering Authors Do You Know?
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Only a few weeks ago, I knew very little about John Green. I was told he was a huge Vlogger, but that didn’t help since I had...
View ArticleThe Magical World of Erin Morgenstern
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Erin Morgenstern debuted as an author last year with a most creative book, The Night Circus (it’s also one of my favorite book...
View ArticleWhat It Is To Be A Good American
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Alex George’s A Good American is a book you may not have heard of yet. If not, you undoubtedly will. It is a spectacularly...
View ArticleThe Prolific Walter Mosley
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Walter Mosley has written more than 34 acclaimed books, including the bestselling mystery series starring Easy Rawlins of Devil...
View ArticleHeading Out to Wonderful
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. By all accounts, Robert Goolrick has lived a difficult life. Writing the word “difficult” doesn’t begin to do justice to some...
View ArticleKarin Slaughter on Setting, Procrastination and the Importance of Libraries
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. When I first met my now good friend Karin Slaughter several years ago, I’m not sure what I was expecting. All of her books are...
View Article7 Lessons of Extraordinary Resilience from Lee Woodruff
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. “When bad things happen, we all dream of rewinding the tape…but we can’t so we do the only thing we can: we take those bad...
View ArticleCrime Writer Jo Nesbo on Phantom
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Jo Nesbo is one of the world’s top crime thriller writers. His books have sold millions around the world, but his popularity...
View ArticleThe Creative Processes of 4 Best-Selling Thriller Writers
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. A few months ago at Book Expo America, I had the opportunity to interview four of the premier thriller writers today: Brad...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons from Over 50 Thought Leaders
People + Books = 1 Changed Life Charlie “Tremendous” Jones was one of my great influencers. He repeatedly said that, “You will be the same person you are today in five years but for two things: the...
View ArticleTurning Pain Into Strength
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. My friend Robert Goolrick is one of the most remarkable people I’ve met. He’s a first class novelist, writing two New York...
View ArticleTips for Aspiring Authors from Maile Meloy
Maile Meloy grew up in Montana. She’s written award-winning books including novels Liars and Saints, A Family Daughter, and story collections Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, and Half In Love....
View ArticleLessons and Quotes from John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Powerful Lessons If you have a teenager in your house, you have heard about The Fault in Our Stars. Bestselling author John...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons from Over 200 Thought Leaders
Voices of Influence A few years ago, I launched this blog with the idea of sharing insights, ideas, and inspiration. It is my hope that the lessons and ideas shared here help you in some way whether...
View Article5 Lessons on Innovation from Outlander’s Diana Gabaldon
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. A Creative Force One of the most innovative people I have ever met is my friend Diana Gabaldon. Last year, her wildly popular...
View Article9 Leadership Lessons and Quotes from Star Wars
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Leadership Lessons from Star Wars Forty years ago, on Wednesday, May 25th, 1977: The Brady Bunch Hour ended. Jimmy Carter was...
View Article9 Reasons Authors Should Try a Book Trailer
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. How to Stand Out Like many first-time authors preparing to launch their book into the world, I’ve been studying potential ways...
View ArticleWords of Wisdom for Aspiring Writers from John David Mann
The Power of Fiction If you are even a casual reader of this site, you know that I am passionate about reading and books. Though we usually feature non-fiction on this site, I am often found lost in a...
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