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When we reach the holiday season, particularly New Year's Day, we think about the coming year and how we will make it better than last year.

In the articles section, I've written a challenging piece on resolutions and how we use and abuse them. The idea of yearly resolutions is just the beginning. To find out more about how they work best, read the article below.

As we prepare to celebrate the end of 2011 tonight and to usher in 2012, please think about your big priorities for next year. If it is a book and you still have questions about how to make it happen, let's talk.


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In This Issue:
Stop! Do Not Make New Year's Resolutions. Here's Why:
Are People Really Reading Less?
Where to Find Lee on the Web
Recommended Programs
Stop! Do Not Make New Year's Resolutions. Here's Why
It's one of the oldest traditions we have, so lost in the mists of time that most people have no idea that the practice extends back to Roman and maybe even Babylonian times thousands of years ago. In all of that history, resolutions have been made and forgotten, ignored, put off, or, in very rare cases, accomplished.

And that's the problem... (Read more)

Are People Really Reading Less?
We’ve heard a lot of complaints recently about the decline in reading, the fall of the book, book retailers closing down, and authors making less money.

This would seem to be a poor omen for writers to continue writing and publishing.

However, like most scare stories, there is the truth and then there is... (Read more)

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Thank you to everyone who signed up for one of my free writing focus sessions. I will be talking to them over the next few weeks about how they can make their dream of publication come true in 2012. Watch this space for more great programs in the new year.
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Fifty-Seven Steps to Better Writing is my personal look at the writing and publishing business. You will learn how to choose a genre, how to select a publishing method and how to use the craft of writing to make your work sparkle. (See special offer above) 

Adapt: How to Survive and Thrive in the Changing World of Work shows you how to make sense of the changes in the way jobs and businesses are run in today's economy. Thirteen experts take you step by step through the process of finding jobs and changing careers. http://www.adaptsurviveandthrive.com

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