2018-11-04 09:48
This seems to be a perennial argument I have over and over with people in my life, especially my parents. I know millenials are uniquely subject to criticism about this, but there has always… Read More
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2018-05-23 10:00
Today I have a guest post from YA author Doug Solter on why he writes YA fiction. First, I would like to thank Geetanjali for allowing me do a guest post on her blog. Today I'd like to… Read More
2018-05-10 07:03
I recently gifted myself the all-access pass to Masterclass, which lets me watch all the classes for the period of a year. I initially bought it because I wanted to take the classes taught b… Read More
2018-04-09 07:17
Much has been written about writer’s block. In fact, I have spent countless hours searching online and seeking out books that will help me to overcome being blocked. Over time, I have… Read More
2018-04-02 12:43
Time is the one resource that you can’t renew or get back, as the saying goes. We all have the same 24 hours in a day, its how you use it that counts. We have all heard these cliches a… Read More
2018-03-19 10:43
We have all heard about how truly creative people are supposedly messy, and its a mark of a creative genius if they live in piles of clutter. I bought into this myth, or rather used it to ju… Read More
2018-03-07 13:02
My attempt at prettying up my roomI had been really busy for the past few months with non-writing work, and had barely managed to squeeze some writing in here and there. Mostly I edited, and… Read More
2017-12-30 11:28
This morning, after days of feeling guilty about not doing any exercise and basically feeling like cr*p, I decided to spend one minute doing some yoga. Now I am not a yoga expert, I have att… Read More
2017-12-21 18:09
I have been absent from the blog for a while, and that is because, as we sometimes know, life intervenes. The short version is that I moved back to India for a while, with a new job, an… Read More
2017-08-31 13:09
The Power of Moments - Chip and Dan Heath(I read an advanced reader copy - this book will be out in October 2017.)This is the first book I have read of Dan and Chip Heath, and I loved this b… Read More
2017-07-31 10:00
Kaia Roman - The Joy Plan I'm really grateful to get an advanced reader copy of this book from Net Galley. I didn’t know how badly I needed to read this book! I recognized a lot of mys… Read More
2017-07-22 10:03
Smashwords is still having its annual Summer / Winter sale. Which means you can get lots of ebooks free or heavily discounted. My books are between 75 - 100% off as well - https:/… Read More
2017-06-30 11:12
This month I have been reading more books that I agreed to review - and have a varied collection to talk about.Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella - I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but th… Read More
2017-06-18 09:30
I have been reading a few books on principles that derive from positive psychology or as some call it “the science of happiness”. And I was thinking of how I could apply some of… Read More
2017-05-26 11:00
I had meant to share regularly the books I have been reading, but in my race to get through the reading, I forgot to write about it!The past month or so I have been catching up with reading… Read More
2017-05-24 10:30
This week's interview is with author of fantasy series The Last of the Sages, Julius St. Clair.1. What led to yo… Read More
2017-05-21 11:30
Today I have a guest post on copyright for writers. This can be a tricky issue, and often there are many myths and areas of confusion. Author and lawyer Tom James shares some basics about co… Read More
2017-05-14 05:02
Recently I have been reading a bunch of books for review - going through my backlog of books I promised to review as well as reading a few ARCs (advanced reader copies) of books that I would… Read More
2017-05-11 05:40
A few weeks ago I published my first short story. This is also the first short story I have ever finished.I had very low expectations for it, given that I have been writing fiction for… Read More
2017-04-26 10:00
This week's interview is with debut author Brent Jones.1. What led to your love for literature / writing? Any favorite books… Read More
2017-04-21 11:12
This is a blog post I have been putting off writing for days, ironically, because of today’s post topic - perfectionism. I have written about perfectionism before on this blog, an… Read More
2017-04-14 13:21
My book on Albert Speer "Will The Real Albert Speer Please Stand Up? The Many Faces of Hitler's Architect" is out now in Portuguese! Translated by Juliana Maria Mendes, who did a fabulo… Read More
2017-04-05 11:12
I am writing this while battling a cold and flu. It is mild, and I am not so sick that I need to go to a doctor, but sick enough to derail me from working or functioning at anything other th… Read More
2017-04-01 10:39
Today's guest post is by two authors who have decided to crowdfund their book.Why Are We Crowdfunding Our Book?Long before I could write my first book, I was just another book-obsessed fan g… Read More
2017-03-25 04:01
I am reading a book by psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson on achieving goals. And surprisingly, it teaches a lot that is useful for a writer. In her book “Succeed: How We Can Reac… Read More
2017-03-22 09:53
Today we have a guest post from Leonora Meriel, author of The Woman Behind the Waterfall, on publishing and marketing as an indie author. With the incredible changes happening ever… Read More
2017-03-16 05:33
Every few months I change up my productivity routine - usually in response to something I read or maybe several somethings that I mash up into something that I think will work for me. Someti… Read More
2017-03-13 06:53
This is the first author interview for 2017 - and I am featuring bestselling mystery author Carolyn Arnold.1. Whenyou firstbegin w… Read More
2017-03-03 14:28
My to-do lists become full of maintenance items like sorting physical papers, dealing with non-urgent mail, various marketing and publishing tasks that are important but don’t have a d… Read More
2017-03-01 10:30
The Myth of TalentI have been reading a book by noted psychologist Anders Ericsson called Peak: Secrets From The New Science of Expertise, and I had lots of insights, especially applicable t… Read More
2017-02-28 11:59
I wrote the study skills book in 2015 to not only put down all my thoughts on studying, but to share with students who are struggling with school that there is another way, that they can act… Read More
2017-02-20 07:58
I grew up thinking that life was a zero-sum game. If I got a piece of pie, it meant that there was that much less for everyone else. And that I didn’t deserve to have that piece of pie… Read More
2017-02-16 03:32
I read a blog post somewhere, I think it was on Wil Wheaton’s blog, about being kind to future you. Since I read this near the beginning of this year, I decided that it was going to be… Read More
2017-02-14 08:44
Last night I was watching the BAFTA awards, which had many funny and interesting and nostalgic moments. But a couple of speeches really stood out for me. (Spoiler alert) The first was a… Read More
2017-02-12 06:56
I was waiting till the book was up at all retailers, but the process is a bit slow and I am impatient, so I will go ahead and make the announcement. My book “Will The Real Albert Speer… Read More
2017-02-09 16:04
I have been working on a book that is much harder than I thought it would be. For some reason I thought it would be a quick diversion, something of a palate cleanser between harder and more… Read More
2017-02-08 09:36
Writing and finishing books is really important to me. But sometimes, it becomes more important than everything else, and I lose sight of what really matters. I have been struggling wit… Read More
2017-02-07 06:44
As it might be obvious, there are some changes to the blog. I am no longer accepting interviews from authors. Last year, I developed a weekly series of author interviews, where authors… Read More
2017-01-25 15:24
I am currently reading a bunch of books all at once - which sounds odd, but basically means I have started many books but haven’t really finished that many, yet. If you follow me on Go… Read More
2016-12-31 11:02
In some ways 2016 wasn’t the best of years - many negative things happened, many good people died, and in general, the news was more unusually on the gloomy side. As is usual at this t… Read More
2016-12-31 02:18
I tend to do a round-up post of my favorite apps around this time every year. While the current year is on its way out, and we are getting into party mode, I have started thinking about my p… Read More
2016-12-16 10:25
My mom used to always tell me to write fiction - she thought I wrote beautifully. I didn’t really pay that any attention, after all she was my mom. She was hardly objective. I told her… Read More
2016-12-02 10:29
I have been thinking a lot lately about what makes an ideal day, and by extension, an ideal life. If you have noticed, I haven’t updated my blog or posted anything personal in a w… Read More
2016-09-24 15:12
Sometimes we miss even the most wonderful things just because we aren’t looking in the right place. Sometimes there is great beauty or amazing experiences to be had, but we can’t… Read More
2016-09-18 08:16
I read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work earlier this year and was very affected by it. I started to look at how I was allocating my time, and whether I was giving enough time to deep work… Read More
2016-09-10 16:29
I interview authors on my blog, and ask them various questions about their writing process. Many of them mention that while they love writing, they hate editing. And after I heard this enoug… Read More
2016-09-04 12:26
The other day I met the daughter of a recent acquaintance, and she shared with me her deep desire to be a writer. A fiction writer to be precise. A little further digging - she wanted to wri… Read More
2016-08-30 04:21
Sometimes you’re working on something, and the thing just morphs and changes and takes on a life of its own, and before you know it, it feels like you’re light years away from ev… Read More
2016-08-23 14:55
Today I thought I would write about how I use Scrivener to make the job of being an indie author a bit easier. I have actually changed my process a lot recently and I am sure I will continue… Read More
2016-08-15 11:49
I have recently been having trouble with a book of mine, and I may have mentioned it one or two (or several!) times in recent posts. The problem was that I was done with two-thirds of the bo… Read More
2016-08-08 11:00
Some months ago I started noodling on an idea I had for a book, and suddenly it started coming together. I was going to cafes to write, and coming home with drafts of entire essays, fe… Read More
2016-08-08 08:48
Today, I'm interviewing Australian author Scarlett Van Dijk.1. When did you first start writing?I started writing my first novel, Sky Stone, when I was fi… Read More
2016-08-01 13:40
I was reading some old posts of prolific author and blogger Dean Wesley Smith from his blog, and I came across this review / summary he did of a book about some prolific authors. As he noted… Read More
2016-07-30 14:13
I have been reading Adam Grant’s latest book Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, and found much of the research and ideas profiled fascinating. One idea really leaped out at… Read More
2016-07-27 11:00
Today's interview is with full-time freelance writer and author of several books, Susie Kearley. 1. When did you first start writing?I started w… Read More
2016-07-23 13:09
People keep asking me, how do you write a book? Obviously there is some weird notion that those who know how to write a book possess some special skills and knowledge that others don’t… Read More
2016-07-20 11:00
Today's interview is with author and creative writing teacher Mohana Rajakumar.1. When did you first start writi… Read More
2016-07-18 11:30
Last year while researching my book on study skills I came across this fantastic book called Mindset. It’s written by renowned psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck, and reading the book change… Read More
2016-07-16 12:16
This past week has been so terrible that sometimes I wonder whether thinking about what books to read or write or talking about how to become a better artist is shallow and pointless and mea… Read More
2016-07-13 11:15
Today's interview is with YA fantasy author Intisar Khanani.1. When did you first start writing?I’m one of those people who was always writing. I stapled my first… Read More
2016-07-11 11:00
I have been stuck and going incredibly slowly with a certain project lately, and its made me frustrated and worried that I won’t ever finish. I was almost at the home stretch wit… Read More
2016-07-09 11:00
As writers we love to romanticize things, which may be good for the prose, but not so much for the likelihood of getting the prose written. This past year, I have been battling many of these… Read More
2016-07-06 11:00
Today's interview is with Owen Banner, an author of political thrillers, who talks of his methods for writing and experiments with different tools and apps. 1. &n&hell…Read More
2016-07-04 11:00
I have been reading Mark Levy’s Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight and Content and although it might be too soon to tell, I think its going to c… Read More
2016-07-02 11:30
I started writing a journal on my computer in December 2010. Before that I always had a journal of some kind, but it was the old-fashioned kind, and although I loved writing in it, and used… Read More
2016-06-29 11:00
Today's interview is with science fiction author Jody Rawley. 1. When did you first start writing? Maybe 30… Read More
2016-06-27 11:27
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan I came across this book while listening to the recent Self-Published Success Sum… Read More
2016-06-25 11:30
Recently, I signed up for the Self-PublishingSuccess Summit, which was on from June 12-22nd, put together by the Self-Publishing School. It was quite intense, with four sessions a day, and w… Read More
2016-06-22 11:00
This week's author interview is with sci-fi author Lyra Shanti. 1. When did you first start writing?I began writing songs when I was just seven… Read More
2016-06-20 11:00
No Excuses: The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian TracyThis book is another one of my favorites, by personal development guru Brian Tracy. Even if you never pick up a personal development bo… Read More
2016-06-18 11:00
Today we have a guest post from author Dane Cobain, on marketing for indie authors. So you’ve written a book and you want people to read it. Good! Join the club – there are… Read More
2016-06-15 11:05
Today's interview is with Canadian author of Greek mythology, Coreena McBurnie. 1. When did you first start writing?I've dabbled with writing poetry off and on for years, bu… Read More
2016-06-13 11:04
The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months - Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington The book’s basic premise is the following: we are all capable of accompl… Read More
2016-06-11 11:30
I am working on revising a book I published in 2014. It is taking far longer than I would have liked, and at least every couple of days I ask myself if its worth it. It is common to issue re… Read More
2016-06-08 11:00
Today's interview is with poet Stacie Eirich. 1. When did you first start writing?I think I first started writing at a very young age, in elementary school – short sto… Read More
2016-06-06 15:49
I have decided to re-start the book reviews I used to post, although it is probably better to call them summaries. I will try to post a review / summary of a non-fiction book that I think is… Read More
2016-06-04 15:09
Although the title of this post is “letter to an aspiring author”, it’s more like a letter to myself when I was younger, and desperately wanted to be an author and had no i… Read More
2016-06-01 11:00
Today's author interview is with J. S. Strange, a young author of a YA thriller novel from UK.1. When did you first start writing?I first started writing since I can remember. As a kid… Read More
2016-05-28 16:07
It's that time of year when everyone is full of advice to those graduating, whether from high school or college, about the best way to plan their next steps. I never really saw myself as wan… Read More
2016-05-25 12:46
Today's author interview is with another young writer Jackie Leduc, who writes fantasy fiction.1. When did you first start writing?I started writing w… Read More
2016-05-18 11:00
Today, my interview is with Julie Anderson, an author from England.1. When did you first start writing?I wrote my first ‘novel’ while I was sti… Read More
2016-05-14 11:30
Today I have a guest post from co-authors (and brothers) Shiva Thejus and Vishnu Tanay on their inspiration for characters in their novel The Unconquerable Heart.The story of &lsqu&hell…Read More
2016-05-11 11:00
Today's interview is with Canadian author Jason Vikse. Welcome to Creativity@Work, Jason.1. When did you first start writing?All through high school I toyed with the idea of writing, bu… Read More
2016-05-09 12:52
Five months into 2016 most of us have probably given up on all or at least most of our New Year's resolutions. Those things that we drunkenly (or while nursing a hangover the next day) vowed… Read More
2016-05-07 11:00
Today we have a guest post by author Robert Krenzel, on his research and writing process for writing historical novels.When Geetanjali asked me to write a guest post about how I weave facts… Read More
2016-05-04 11:00
Today's interview is with a young author, Gabriella Francis, who writes YA books. Welcome to Creativity@Work Gabriella, it's a real pleasure to interview you!1. Where do you… Read More
2016-04-30 15:38
I have been thinking a lot about productivity and getting more done, and in my last post I discussed clearly setting out tasks that correspond to our goals, to make it easier to get through… Read More
2016-04-27 11:00
Today's interview is with Justin Bienvenue, an author and poet from Massachusetts. Hi Justin and welcome to [email protected]. When did you first start writing?I first started writing a… Read More
2016-04-23 11:30
I have written before about to-do lists and being organized and what apps or tools are best for this. I have been thinking a lot about this topic, especially because I started listening to a… Read More
2016-04-20 11:00
Today's author interview is with Zee Monodee, who lives in the beautiful island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. Zee writes dreamy, intelligent romances. Welcome to Creativity@Work, a… Read More
2016-04-16 11:00
Author Rita Lee Chapman, who wrote a guest post on this blog earlier this month, interviewed me on her blog on my books and writing. Here's the full text of that interview.This week it… Read More
2016-04-13 11:00
Today I interview my first author from Australia, Jane Blythe! She is the author of several crime / mystery novels, and started the first publishing company just for kids, Bear Spots Publica… Read More
2016-04-09 11:00
I have been tracking the number of books I read each year since 2012. I firmly believe that whatever you track and measure you can improve. That first year I think I read around 40 books. I… Read More
2016-04-06 11:00
Today's author interview is with Jennifer R. Povey, who writes in the science fiction and fantasy genre.Thanks so much Jennifer for talking with us today, and welcome to [email protected].&n&hell…Read More
2016-04-02 11:00
I have been listening to podcasts a lot as I mentioned in a post recently, and one of the things I have been thinking / reading / listening about is how to increase one’s producti… Read More
2016-03-30 11:00
Today's interview is with Theresa Van Spankeren, a paranormal and historical fiction author based near Chicago, Illinois. Thanks Theresa for participating in this interview!1. &nbs&hell…Read More
2016-03-26 11:00
Today's post is about the journey into writing by Rita Chapman, author of three books. I had always enjoyed writing – in school I wrote long essays and even made up a couple of li… Read More
2016-03-23 11:00
Today's author interview is with Brenda Mohammed, who is based in Trinidad. Interesting coincidence, my dad was actually born in Trinidad and grew up there, before moving to India with his p… Read More
2016-03-19 11:00
I never really listened to podcasts until a couple of weeks ago. I know that does sound strange, but I had a bad experience a few years ago when I tried to listen to lectures on iTunes on my… Read More
2016-03-16 11:00
Today's interview is with an author who writes fantasy books filled with mythological creatures from all cultures. Travis Bughi is based in California, US.Welcome to Creativity@Work Tra… Read More
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