I have three ideas for books in my head, on paper and in draft form right now. However, as Tim Ferriss says, the market for information is collapsing. The market for transformation is not. It is getting smaller, more specific, and more interesting. I might reach a few hundred thousand people with promotion, podcasts and… Read More Writing books
I know some brilliant writers, people whose prose stops me mid-sentence. Ask them to write for audio and something breaks. The sentences stay too long, the ideas arrive in the wrong order, the logic is built for eyes, not ears. A reader can pause, reread, skip back, a listener can’t. Writing for readers and writing… Read More Different crafts
I’m pulling together a load of strands of work to produce learning material, workshop and a book about why evaluation fails and how we can do it differently. Yes, a book – hence the post about avoiding writing the other day. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to spend time wading through words and pulling them… Read More Fun, amusing and really REALLY hard
I’ve been putting time aside for some writing recently and was writing last week when I realised I hadn’t written anything but had, in fact: Is it just me, or does this happen to other people?
I always thought writing was just getting the words down on paper (or screen). Over time I’ve found it’s also about a few other things. Planning. If you’re writing anything long form you have to plan it. It’s not like micro blogging where I can dash a hundred words out. If you’re putting together longer… Read More More than words can say