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9/2/25

You Know Your Story Best. So Why Can’t You Write It?Read More

9/2/25

The True Value of Your Book: Lessons from a Desert Investment Read More

9/2/25

Have Fun With It (Even When Your Book Feels Impossible): A Boxing Secret Read More

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9/27/25

What to Do When You’ve Lost Track of Your Memoir: Lessons from the Great Mojave Jackrabbit Mystery

Desert tracking is about what you see, what you connect, what you decide is important. Your manuscript leaves tracks too—and here’s how ghostwriters and editors track your story with you.

9/2/25

The True Value of Your Book: Lessons from a Desert Investment

9/2/25

You Know Your Story Best. So Why Can’t You Write It?

9/2/25

Have Fun With It (Even When Your Book Feels Impossible): A Boxing Secret

9/2/25

When Dawn Breaks Everything Open: Designing Creative Breakthrough Moments

9/2/25

A Mojave Take: What Cacti Know about Getting Books DONE

9/2/25

A Mojave Take: When Standard Writing Advice Just Doesn’t Fit Your Book

6/9/25

A Mojave Take: For the Sake of Your Book, Seek Persistent Wonder

6/9/25

Train Hard, Write Easy: Boxing Secrets for Stuck Authors

6/9/25

A Mojave Take: From Possibility Paralysis to Publishing Plan

6/9/25

My Mojave Desert Contractor Taught Me All About Creative Collaboration

6/9/25

A Mojave Take: Every Book Idea Needs a Publishing Real Estate Agent (Here’s How to Find Yours)

6/9/25

A Mojave Take: Your Book’s “Flaws” Are Its Best Features

6/21/25

What a Desert Shack Taught Me about Making Books Sing