look for surprises

Worlds of Wonder

evoke the sense of wonder in your audience

"Your goal, as a storyteller, is to evoke the sense of wonder in your audience.  You start by evoking the sense of wonder in yourself.  Where one person is awestruck, others are also likely to be amazed."

charge money for your words

"Act like a pro and charge money for your words or build your audience on social media where the only one profiting from your awesomeness is you, not some super-wealthy media mogul that's too cheap to pay writers."

Best Advertisement for Your Writing Is Your Writing

"The best advertisement for your writing is your writing. Write a book that people want to read. Then another. Then another. Keep at it until the world can't ignore you anymore."

It's hard to write for bread

"It's hard to write for bread.  So do something else, too, and understand that the something else will also fuel your writing."