Overcoming the Fear of a One-Star Book Review
I had just hung up with Dr. Laura Bush, my book editor. She and I had spent the last hour talking about the structure of my book and bounced ideas around …
Sex Education
I have always had orgasms—many orgasms daily—and I have loved to orgasm since I can remember. Even with two younger sisters and three years in between each of us, I …
Why You Should Take Source Citation Seriously
Perhaps you remember this task from school. You had to write a term paper or a thesis, and your professor explained that you had to cite your sources, pointing you …
Choosing the Best Transcription Services for Your Writing Project
One strategy for getting your book written is “talking” your ideas into your phone or a digital recorder and then having that recording transcribed. For entrepreneurs on-the-go or for those …
Why You, Too, Are Good Enough to Write Your Book
During a C-SPAN panel discussion in 1997, journalist and intellectual Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) said, “Everyone has a book inside them.” As an aspiring author, I was fortunate that I never …
Are You Ready to Audiobook? 5 Essential Factors for Nonfiction Authors
More and more non-fiction authors are recognizing the incredible potential audiobooks offer their business. Eager entrepreneurs, however, may dive in headfirst without giving sufficient forethought into how this unique tool …
You Have Guides to Protect You: Watch for the Signs
A few weeks before my mother-in-law, Roberta, passed, I went to Las Vegas to help care for her. Neil, his brother Craig, and I took turns during the last weeks …
The Joy and Fulfillment of Publishing a Book
In 2020, I left behind a lucrative career as a forensic psychologist. I simply could not testify in one more child abuse case. While rewarding and purposeful, 15+ years in …
Black and White Thinking
When I was about ten years old, a child psychologist asked me once, “Have you ever heard the word ‘scapegoat’?” “No,” I responded, arms crossed, not giving anything away. “A …
Random Recreational Violence
In 2005 and 2006, serial shooters terrorized Phoenix, Arizona with drive-by, late night shootings of animals and people that these criminals called “random recreational violence.” On May 30, 2006, Clark …