Dwayne Ratleff knew he was different at a young age. Growing up gay and black in the 1960s, Dwayne learned how to be comfortable in his own skin and live life on his own terms. On this episode, he talks about his book, “Dancing to the Lyrics,” growing up gay and black, and the importance…
076: How to Turn Your Stories Into Short Films w/ James Noll
James Noll has worked as a sandwich maker, a yogurt dispenser, a daycare provider, a video store clerk, a daycare provider (again), a summer camp counselor, a waiter, a prep. cook, a sandwich maker (again), a line cook, a security guard, a line cook (again), a waiter (again), a bartender, a librarian, and a teacher….
075: How to Create an Attention-Grabbing Press Kit for Your Book
When you want to make it easy for bloggers, editors, journalists, show producers, and podcast hosts to give you guest posting/contribution opportunities, write a story about you, or interview you, what’s your best resource for getting their attention? A press kit, of course. A press kit, sometimes called a media kit, is an information packet…
074: How Minimalism Made Me a More Productive Writer
My first foray into minimalism started when I read Walden many years ago. It swept me into Henry David Thoreau’s off-the-grid living and minimalist ideology. Next came Tim Ferriss in the 4-Hour Work Week when he quoted William of Occam, who said, ” It is vain to do with more what can be done with…