The following is a pre-publication excerpt from NONFICTION BRAND—Discovering, crafting and communicating the 'completely true / completely you' brand—you already are. Keep your eyes out for its publication in early 2021. This is actually from the very last section of the book, which (of course) I wrote very early on in the process. - DP Knudten Step out of the shadows, and into your personal brand spotlight. If you’re reading this, you’ve either skipped ahead…

I am so pleased to say that this section of the book is completely done, and has been awarded a green flag in Scrivener indicating that. It doesn't mean I won't be doing a final editing pass as I get this beast closer to publication, but for now, I don't have to worry about writing this section any more.- dp Focus on your expertise— but make sure it’s based on your experience. The concept of…

Last night's BOOKWARD BOUND / Daily Build was plagued by tech problems. The result was I didn't get a lot of writing done. So rather instead of a true 'daily build' post, I'm posting a section of the book that I wrote earlier in the process, long before I started this blog series. Good thing too, as it explains why I'm not at all shy about including my photo on the cover of the book.…

Ok, so this is a little bit of a cheat. I didn't do much new writing in the book last night, and chose to spend my livestream time to do a little formating cleanup instead. Rather than not post something from the book today, I'm posting something the introduction to the book I wrote something like 70 livestreams ago. -dp “I am not a fiction writer.” A long time ago, at the very start of…