by Ben Rooker | Feb 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here is a link to a short and inspiring article by Jeff Haden on Inc.com about how to be a happier person: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/want-to-be-both-happier-smarter-science-says-first-take-a-bite-of-sadness-anxiety-or-stress.html Here is an even shorter (perhaps...
by Ben Rooker | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sometimes we put too much weight on what others think. We don’t write, we don’t create, we don’t start (or change) the business because we fear the criticism of others. But behind the curtain of the chorus of imaginary critics is the lone voice of one critic who...
by Ben Rooker | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
This dog is the spitting image of our dog Bear, who (along with our two children) provides us with an endless string of distractions. When you are working on a creative project, like writing a book, there are hundreds of ways to deal with distractions, and those fall...
by Amanda Rooker | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Are you writing a book? Have you gotten stuck along the way and you’re not sure what to do next? Very often authors hit obstacles in the writing process because they are trying to complete the tasks of one writing phase, when they’re actually in another writing phase....
by Amanda Rooker | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
As we mentioned in the overview, authors often get stuck in the writing process because they’re trying to complete the tasks of one writing phase, when they’re actually in another. They’re working from the wrong map. So let’s begin where everyone’s...
by Amanda Rooker | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the first post of this blog series, we explained how the four stages of the book writing process are like a map for the whole writing process—both the internal and the external journey. We also shared Phase 1 of the book writing process: idea incubation, or when...
