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You’re Now Free to Forget – The Better Newsletter #74

As Emcee of the Maui Writers Conference, I walked the beach every morning. One morning, I saw Pulitzer-Prize winning author Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes) writing away on two high-school composition notebooks… I was intrigued and asked, “Frank, quick question, what are you doing?”

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Tell Stories That Stick – The Better Newsletter #63

Pete, the sound engineer for my recent Audible book, pulled me aside after recording and said, “I wish I could tell stories like you, but nothing interesting happens to me.”

I told him, “Everyone has interesting things happen to – or around them – that can be turned into stories.”

He smiled and said, “Like what?”

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