This thing I wrote on a Post-it note changed my whole life

A simple tip to turbocharge your book AND career

Hi, friends! I had a very crazy two weeks that included COVID, international travel (after I tested negative, don’t worry), Life Things, and a book due Tuesday, so for the first time since I launched this Substack more than six months ago (!), I don’t have a new craft post this week. So instead I’m sharing this piece I originally published in Thrive in 2019 to try to get some publicity for my debut novel. I wrote it for a general audience, not authors, but I’m updating it with a few annotations and hoping you get something out of it, too. Enjoy, and see you next week! Thanks so much for being here. – Andi

Inside you there are two wolves. One grabs the phone. The other listens to the Post-it note. (Photo by Lukas)

There are thousands of craft books purporting to tell you how to write, but recently I read one that changed my life. No, really: It helped me focus and sharpen my novel, but more importantly, it changed my relationship with and approach to everything I do.