Christopher di ArmaniWriting skill is not just the result of your intelligence or your experience. Your passion for your subject place a huge role as well. This combination of passion, brain power and experience allows you to write at a level orders of magnitude higher
Christopher di ArmaniThere is no luck involved in writing your book. Your success is the result of your hard work and perseverance. Or you can admit that you’re unwilling to do what’s required to turn your dream of writing a book into your published reality.
Christopher di ArmaniWe’re constantly bombarded with information, so it’s easy to believe that if we just had more facts, we could succeed at anything. Knowledge consistently applied to solve a specific problem over time develops skill.
Christopher di ArmaniLife is a series of choices. Will I do what I know I must do so I can take one more step toward my dream? Or will I do what feels simple and easy, even though it’s a step sideways, at best? Johanna’s metaphor highlights the fact that daily forward progress is required so you can achieve the results you desire.
Christopher di ArmaniHow do you make yourself feel important? Is it by tearing others down so you look better – if only in your own eyes? Or do you encourage and build others up so they feel important and valued? Hopefully, you take the latter road because when you
Christopher di ArmaniA rejection slip from a publisher – book, magazine or newspaper – does NOT mean your writing sucks, nor does it mean you’re broken or that you’re a bad writer.
Christopher di ArmaniOne of the most enjoyable ways to become a better writer is to read a lot. Reading is a pleasure unto itself, but it also delivers positive results
Christopher di Armani“How to become a better writer without ever writing a word” is one of my favorite tools in my Author Success Toolkit.
Christopher di ArmaniThere’s something magical about a physical notebook that a digital notebook simply can’t match. Studies show physical writing delivers many other
Christopher di ArmaniNobody “finds” the time to write. We make time for the people and activities we value most. If you’re not writing, is it because – on some level – you
Christopher di ArmaniThe more experienced you are as a writer, the better and faster your writing becomes. Like a great bottle of wine, your writing process becomes more
Christopher di ArmaniIf you quit, you’re done. It’s over. But if you stare into that abyss and say, “Not today. I may quit tomorrow, but I refuse to quit today,”
Christopher di ArmaniHabits are tasks we do automatically, without thinking. Yes, it takes conscious thought in the beginning, but with repetition and practice, even
Christopher di ArmaniOur tendency is to second-guess every line we write, instead of just allowing ourselves to enter that magical flow state where the words pour out of
Christopher di ArmaniIf we wait for that “perfect” time to write, when inspiration, motivation and desire all collide, we’re not going to get much writing done. So how do
Christopher di ArmaniIf you dream of writing a book, take this advice to heart. Your book begins with a dream. Add a deadline and a plan, and your dream is well on its way
Christopher di ArmaniEverything is impossible until someone does it for the first time. Running a sub-4-minute mile was impossible until Roger Bannister did it in 1954.
Christopher di ArmaniYou are born with some level of talent. It may be a little or it may be a lot. But your talent isn’t what will make you successful.
