Archive for October 2018
What is my obstacle?
I completed a questionnaire recently in preparation for a radio interview. One of the questions asked was: “What personal obstacles stand in your way from living your fully realized creative life?” I stared at the question for a long time, trying to think of what is preventing me from living my creative life to the…
Read MoreTurkish publishers offer a small bonus to their readers
The Turkish edition of The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs has arrived! It never stops being exciting to see the international editions of my books arrive on my doorstep. Just this week we sold the Taiwanese rights to my next novel, 16 Truths About Love, which will publish in the fall of 2019. And The…
Read MoreEric Trump doesn’t like me
As you may know, I was a part of the Knight Foundation’s lawsuit against Donald Trump which led to him being forced to unblock me on Twitter earlier this year. One of the highlights of 2018 for me. Though I had always been able to see the inane ramblings of the self-admitted sex offender and…
Read MoreI love my jobs.
An exhaustive and depressing new study of the American workplace done by the Gallup organization indicates that among the 100 million people in this country who hold full-time jobs, about 70 percent of them either hate going to work or have mentally checked out to the point of costing their companies money — “roaming the halls spreading…
Read MoreThe most re-watched movies of all time
Below is the list of the 25 most re-watched movies according to a national survey. Some thoughts on this list: I haven’t seen 8 of the 25 of the films: The Sound of Music, Gone with the Wind, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Lion King, Finding Nemo, The Notebook, or Pride & Prejudice (though I…
Read MoreThe mystery of irregular verbs explained
If you’re a grammar nerd, or you just like words, or you’re a person who is curious about who things came to be, this video is for you. It’s both fantastic and fascinating.
Read MoreFirst words this morning
My nine year-old daughter, Clara, came downstairs this morning, and before saying another word, asked, “Dad, what started the French and Indian War?” Why my daughter would start her day with this question is beyond me. “Did you know,” I said, “that the French and Indian War wasn’t actually between …” “I know, I know,”…
Read MoreAmericans believe this
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 84.5 percent of Democrats and 51.9 percent of Republicans would support a policy of Medicare for All in the U.S. healthcare system. About 70 percent of Americans look favorably on offering some sort of baseline medical care in the U.S. The most recent Gallup poll finds that 79% of…
Read MoreIgnoring your reviews is dumb
As an author, I have often been told that it is a bad idea to read my reviews. Advice like this is quite common: Simply Google the words “Never read your reviews” and you’ll find an endless list of posts from writers and the like explaining why they never read their reviews: I think this…
Read MoreMy children show me a world I often fail to see
One of my favorite thing about kids – mine as well as other people’s children – is how often I see the world in a new way through their innocent, creative, untainted eyes. Like this. Who know raspberries could be so versatile? So decorative? I’ve always thought of raspberries as a nonsense fruit. They last…
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