SLOG-Journaling 2 Excerpt from Success
This is our second excerpt from our chapter on journaling from, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. Journaling has been a straight path to the freedom we...
View ArticleSLOG-Journaling-Triggers-Success Excerpt
This excerpt from, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill is the end of the journaling chapter–except for all the references. Trigger topics and exercises we...
View ArticleSuccess Stories – Bill Gates
Our Team loves hearing about success stories, whether the stories are about well known or unknown individuals. We enjoyed reading about Bill Gates, Jr. in a recent Fortune Magazine. Bill talks about...
View ArticleSuccess – Creativity 1
The following excerpt is from 2009 INDIE Finalist, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. “True creativeness is finding new possibilities in old situations.”...
View ArticleSuccess – Creativity 2
The following excerpt is from 2009 INDIE Finalist, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. We are both strongly committed to creativity. Our first exposure to...
View ArticleSuccess – Creativity 3
The following excerpt is from 2009 INDIE Finalist, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. The Hill Team thoroughly enjoys The Humor Project, Inc. Like CPSI,...
View ArticleCreativity 4 – Breaking out of the Nine Dot Square
The following excerpt is from 2009 INDIE Finalist, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. We feel creativity and taking time to stretch our minds are...
View ArticleCreativity 5 – Illusion
Since we are in brain games, we want to provide you with a few illusions. Some of these have been in our possession for years, but most are available on http://www.Wikimedic.org under illusions or...
View ArticleSuccess-Creative Sources
The following excerpt is from “Success, Your Path to A Success Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill & Brenda C. Hill. Creative Sources CPSI Conference, http://www.cpsiconference.com. The Humor Project Inc.,...
View ArticleSuccess — Taking Time to Think Creatively with Mona Lisa
This creative project came from Suzanne Wilder, a International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association Regional Membership Director in Australia. Think outside the box and see if you can figure out...
View ArticleSuccess Tip – Social Media and Editors
Social media is so social, it is easy to cross boundaries. I’ve found that Linkedin is highly professional, Facebook is both personal and professional, and Twitter–I don’t know how to classify other...
View ArticleThe Positive Power of Humor and Creativity
Any one who knows me or reads these posts regularly, also is aware that I strongly believe in the positive power of humor and creativity. The Humor Project runs a conference called, “The Positive Power...
View ArticleDon’t Let Pressure Sabotage Your Thinking by Jean Moroney
My friend, Jean Moroney has granted us permission to share her article, “Don’t Let Pressure Sabotage Your Thinking.” I enjoy her writing style so much, I like to share it. I consider her someone who...
View ArticlePhotography and Thinking Outside the Box, a River Over a River
I wish I could take credit for finding the information below, but I got it from a friend, Richard Richmond. I especially like the river over a river as it shows creative thinking outside the box. This...
View ArticleThirty Ways to Make Yourself Irresistible to the Media
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is a reason so many pitches get rejected by the media. On average, the media rejects 95% of pitches they get. How can you become part of the 5% that get...
View ArticleTips for Authors to Reach Book Club Audiences
Connecting with new groups of readers is like an explorer discovering a new land. If Lewis and Clark were self-publishing today, I am sure they would leave no stone unturned in the search for a wider...
View ArticleHow to Read Your Nook in the Bathtub
The other day I was talking with a colleague let’s call her “Sally” and she told me that she decided to finally take the plunge into the world of electronic books and bought a Nook. The funny part...
View ArticleTip: Getting Out of the “I Don’t Know” Trap by Jean Moroney
As many of you know, frequently my friend Jean Moroney allows us to reprint The Think Directions Occasional Update. I’m pleased to share this edition. If any of you have a chance, I highly recommend...
View ArticleUsing Amazon Keyword Tags to Sell More Books
by Sherrie Wilkolaski Over the weekend I was looking for a book on Amazon and I could not find what I was looking for. I was searching for a newly released title, so I expected that the Amazon Search...
View ArticleChildren’s Book Series Spark a Lifelong Love of Reading
Solving mysteries one letter of the alphabet at a time, Ruth Rose Hathaway, Dink Duncan and Josh Pinto never cease to entertain in all 26 titles of the A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy. Younger readers...
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