Writing

Four Things I Learned Writing My First Book

I started writing my book on October 20, 2006, on a flight from Denver to Maui.  I sent the manuscript to the publisher on March 30, 2011.  How the heck...
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Thanks Mark Twain

"I conceive that the right way to write a story for boys is to write so that it will not only interest boys but strongly interest any man who has...
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The Diary of a West Point Cadet

I recently read "The Diary of a West Point Cadet" by Captain Preston Pysh, and had the good fortune of meeting the author. Captain Pysh just returned from Afghanistan where...
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No View from the Top

I put Mount of the Holy Cross on my calendar a year ago, and I recently climbed it with my son and son-in-law. Mount of the Holy Cross is an...
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Reading, Writing and Leadership

There are many reasons writers write, but why do readers read? A writer might write to persuade, but I doubt many readers choose a text in order to be persuaded....
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