The art of project management – going out of print
The time has come. As mentioned a few weeks ago, the book formerly known as the art of project…
Category: Writing Well
Writing quote of the day
A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: What am…
It’s Novel writing month: join NaNoWriMo!
This Thursday marks the beginning of national novel writing month – That’s right. A bunch of crazy people write…
Six reasons why I haven’t posted in a month
Was in Ukraine all last week, birthplace of my great-grandfather, to teach at SpiderProject’s PM Week and to see…
Understanding book sales
Writing books is hard enough, but selling them is an entirely different challenge. While I’ve learned much, I’m no…
Help decide the title of a book
For reasons I can’t fully explain here, the 2nd edition of Art of project management will have a new…
How to write a book – the short honest truth
Every author I know gets asked the same question: How do you write a book? It’s a simple question,…
Reading the the U.S. Constitution
Watching fireworks last night, I wondered about the distance between modern July 4th celebrations and what we’re actually celebrating…
How and Why To Write a Rude Q&A
One handy technique I learned years ago at Microsoft was the Rude Q&A (RQA). Whenever we had a major…
How long should a book be?
Everyone has an opinion on how long or short any particular book should be. It’s a fun, but futile…
Footnotes vs. Endnotes: Decision!
After the recent raging debate (35 comments) over notes, here’s what was decided: The Myths of innovation book has…
I will write you an essay – for free!
Confession: I am in serious essay debt and I need your help to get out. The story: I made…
Research help: how many species have there been?
As proofreading goes on chapter by chapter, I get my last chance to review references and properly site cite…
The life of a book: part 2
Months ago I described my experiences with book sales called the life of a book. Almost a year has…
The book: the myths of innovation
If you’ve been reading here for awhile you know I have some questions about innovation history. Well the book…
Footnotes vs. Endnotes: the debate
One of the little details authors fret about is footnotes vs. endnotes. It’s a style choice: should you keep…
How a book is made: a short story
Mysteries abound about how books become books. Unlike the Schoolhouse rock episode about how bills in the Senate become…
Special offer from the book dart folks
My post about book darts was picked up by O’Reilly radar and lifehacker, and wouldn’t you know it: word…
I want your photographs
With the first draft done on the innovation book, it’s now time to enlist bright creative minds in helping…
How to make an innovative book? (help wanted)
It’d be daft to write a book about innovation without some effort to make the book itself an innovative…