A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. * * * Long before I wrote books and your favorite newsletter đ, I wrote for a financial newspaper about Federal Reserve regs and housing prices. […]
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6 Signs That It’s Time for You to Write Your Book Already [A Checklist]
A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. * * * From time to time I answer reader questions. This is one of those times. <Hoists mailbag onto table. Rummages around. Pulls out reader letter.>* […]
TikTok with the Best Writing Advice (No Really)
A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. * * * I sense I’m being watched. Followed. Stalked, almost. He’s quiet as a ninja. And like a ninja, he seems everywhere at once. Often […]
What I Learned in 3 Years of Writing a Newsletter
A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. * * * Three years ago this weekâin January 2018âI decided to start a newsletter. Why? I wanted connectionânot one-to-many social media connection, but me-to-you direct […]
Two Little-Known Writing Tools to Help You Get Unstuck
A version of this story on the Two Little-Known Writing Tools to Help You Get Unstuck appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. * * * I don’t believe in Writer’s Block. House framers don’t get 2×4 Block. […]
Copywriting Counsel from an Unbearable Campaign
A version of this story on Copywriting Counsel from an Unbearable Campaign appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. * * * Fall 2020 has been dominated by a contentious, polarizing, absolutely gutting electionâwhere one plumped-up challenger seeks to unseat […]
A Writer’s Hierarchy of Needs: How to Do Our Best Work
A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. Where to Do Your Best Work Yesterday, I disturbed the spider ecosystem thriving on Tiny Porch (TP), the official name of the screened porch of my […]
The One Thing Your Marketing Needs To Thrive in a Covid-19 World
A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; youâll love it. * * * “Hello… My name is David.” That’s the start of a confirmation email that landed in my inbox recently. Not surprising, really: I’ve been […]
17 Non-Negotiable Things Your Email Newsletter Needs Right Now
A global pandemic is a great time to launch an email newsletter. Why? Because a crisis is not a time for Marketing to be clever or snarky. It’s a time to be helpful and sincere. It’s a time to build relationships, nurture customers, and create long-term loyalty. There’s no better way to do that […]