by Jon Acuff | Feb 5, 2020 | Writing
My first drafts aren’t funny. My first drafts aren’t particularly positive. My first drafts don’t have the right words. My first drafts are written in passive voice, since I failed to learn how to beat that in the 7 th grade and have simply trudged along since. My...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 9, 2017 | Writing
I don’t think I’ll ever publish a book about health or exercise or kale. I hate kale so much. Kale chips taste exactly like regular chips. If you’ve never tasted a regular chip. I don’t think I’ll ever publish a book about speaking or being an entrepreneur or being a...
by Jon Acuff | Jun 5, 2017 | Writing
This is a guest post from my friend Jeff Goins, who has a new book out called Real Artists Don’t Starve. If you order it this week, you’ll get $200 in bonuses. Find out more at dontstarve.com. — The secret to getting paid as a writer When the science...