Tag: storytelling
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From Page to Portfolio: How Authors Think Too Small About Their Intellectual Property
For many authors, publication feels like the finish line. The manuscript is complete. The deal is signed. The book is printed. The work has moved from imagination into the marketplace. But publication is not an endpoint. It is an inflection point. A book is not simply a creative artifact. It is intellectual property — an…
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Stop Asking for Permission
Permission-seeking is subtle. It shows up dressed as “humility,” but often it’s fear in disguise. We tell ourselves we’re “just preparing.” We say we’re “not quite ready yet.” We think someone else will show up and unlock the door.
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The Power of Rooted Storytelling
Reaching Back, Rising Forward: Why My First Book Still Speaks 20 Years Later By Nea Simone Twenty years ago, I sat down with a story that had been whispering to me for years. It didn’t come to me as a neatly packaged plot or a commercial pitch—it arrived the way real stories do: through lived…