The Overlooked Expert is the person who’s fully capable of starting and running a profitable business.

Where one sees a dead end, another sees a freeway without a speed limit. That’s what separates the entrepreneur or small business owner from the rest of the world.

You are an author, a public figure. You are going to be judged no matter what you write, so live your life in a way that’s pleasing and congruent to your soul.

You will never learn how to write well if you don’t learn how to edit.

We mock that which we don’t understand, and then we get to experience it ourselves.

Length of togetherness has no indelible tie to the strength of the relationship.

The Author Promise: Determine what you are going to give the reader, deliver it and never break that promise.

You will never learn how to write well if you don't learn how to edit.

A stellar agent will care enough to read your work, give you critical feedback and kick your butt if that’s what it takes to improve your chances of success.

Keep your head down, fingers on the computer and write. Ignore the naysayers, the skeptics, the friends, church patrons or family members who provide nothing but negativity. Your story is the only one that counts. Write it.