After serving in the Army as a Drill Sergeant, Larry Atlas attended Bennington College, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees before declining admission to medical school—and moving to New York to begin a successful career as an actor, playwright, and screenwriter. Among his produced plays are Total Abandon and the award-winning Yield of the Long […]
Archive | October, 2022
Writer’s Corner: Finding Your Author’s Voice
Finding your voice is an answer to the question “Who is your reader?” Is this person looking for something serious, suspenseful, authoritative, humorous, spiritual, entertaining, dark, deep, light-hearted, or something else, that you may find parallels a category on the booksellers’ shelves. Regardless of the central thread, your voice is uniquely you. It’s ironic how […]
6 Picks: Books to Help You Cultivate More Discipline
Discipline seems to be one of those behaviors that I crave. Sure, I have discipline in my life, but it’s not always where I really want (and need) it to be. Something about tagging discipline to healthy habits has an obvious correlation but somewhat of a negative feel. And of course, if you put too […]
Writer’s Corner: Who Is Your Reader?
I’ve owned my own business for years. I understand well the need for a ‘client avatar’ or the ideal audience whom you’re targeting when you market, sell, develop, and deliver your services. There may be a collective psychographic or demographic that describes your audience, client, or for our purposes, your reader. This profile is what […]