JANET’S BLOG
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“Momentum + Completion” Is Magical
I hate–yes, hate–to see projects, and especially people, get stuck. I care. And maybe I’m a bit too attached to the success I want for my clients, authors, and colleagues. Plus, I’m frequently in that stuck place myself. Ha ha. It’s like that saying: We’re drawn to the very things we need ourselves. So, I’ve been spending some time thinking about a sort of Momentum + Completion equation. Here’s how it goes:
Is Your Idea Good Enough?
Below is my experiment with visual thinking. It’s a Daisy Model that shows five components–starting with you–that can take your idea from good to great. If you would like to learn more I’m going to be teaching a no-fee teleclass Thursday, November 4 at 3pm ET/12pm PT. To register visit http://bit.ly/Good2GreatIdeas
Shama Kabani on Transition from Ebook to Traditional Publishing (Video)
Shama Kabani is a rock star of social media and young entrepreneurship (and also, happily, my client). A "digital native," she first published The Zen of Social Media Marketing as a PDF ebook on her website and found a receptive audience of readers, business groups...
8 Simple Truths for Your Book
A book needs a beginning, middle, and end, and 7 other essential truths for publishing projects.
Ready to Pounce?
Writing isn’t always effortful but it is hard. It takes courage to put words, beliefs, characters, theories, one’s identity and “brand” to the page. But the “not doing it,” the “getting ready” part, is often harder than the “doing it.”
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