Capturing Ideas

What do you do when you can’t jot a quick note?

When I’m away from a keyboard, I’m usually close to a pen and paper. But one recent Saturday, I lacked access to either.

I was driving a lonely highway in northern Wyoming as part of a caravan of Model A Fords. Somewhere south of Sundance, an idea appeared for an article that could launch a series for the magazine I produce.

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A Task Too Big

Take it a little at a time.

If you’re daunted by writing your book, consider this old joke:

How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time.

Still, authorship means more than writing one word after another. You face multiple tasks. But broken into many small steps, any job can become feasible.

My father-in-law and I just completed a … Continue reading