Doing Good *and* Doing Your Great Work (Book)

Janet's Editorials, Marketing and Platform

It isn’t very often that a book has the power to save a life. Yes, good books can improve lives, shape lives, even change lives. But when was the last time a book literally helped save a life? My friend and colleague Michael Bungay Stanier’s new book will not only...

The Collaboration Equation

Janet's Editorials, Marketing and Platform, Process

I got off the phone the other afternoon with a long-time publishing colleague. We worked together for three years on the cusp of the Random House empire’s creation and years later we continue to compare notes around changes in the industry. We talk about:...

Kristin Nelson: 2 Quick Tips on Writing Query Letters

Marketing and Platform, Process

While in Mexico for the 2011 San Miguel Writers’ Conference I got to spend time with the wonderful literary agent Kristin Nelson. I grabbed her for a few minutes to share her clear and refreshing advice about the all-important Query Letter, especially for...

Showing Up–Merging the “Inside” + “Outside” of Creative Work

Janet's Editorials, Strategy

Recently I’ve spent a lot of time with the more writerly side of my work—the clients and workshop participants who aren’t setting out to build an empire with their work (though those dreams are often under the surface), but rather those who are connected...

Breaking Through to Thought Leadership | Get hold of YOUR best thoughts, it’s worth the effort (PG-13) : Andrea J. Lee’s Blog

Marketing and Platform

What if you could reliably have access to the best thoughts you have inside you, that maybe you don’t even know you’re capable of yet?  You know, the most inventive and most valuable to your market, the ones that make everyone around you go ‘Ooooh,...