When the headlines about Pat Summitt’s impending death read “the family is preparing for the worst,” I thought to myself Really? Death is not anywhere close to the worst thing about Alzheimer’s. The worst is the gradual disintegration of self. The gradual loss of language, of expression, of history, of relationships. The crumbling of the […]
You don’t have to write THE book, just A
Many people who competently write articles, blogs, and marketing copy, and who claim extraordinary expertise in their field, find themselves paralyzed when they contemplate writing a book. The problem is, they think they have to write THE book. What does THE book mean? Generally, it means some variation on “It has to be perfect.” It […]