Learn Something New: Your Gateway to an Unstoppable Creative Career
A few weeks ago we talked about the three hats you wear in your creative career – the Maker, the Manager, and the Marketer. This summer I challenge you to work on improving all three hats! Embrace being a lifelong learner and find joy in learning new stuff. Build...
Embrace Your Genre: Lessons from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Over the weekend, I saw Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. I went in with low expectations because the Indiana Jones movies have been, to put it politely, erratic in quality. It was amazing! A solid, entertaining, old-fashioned in a good way movie. What made me so...
What is your definition of success? Fame, Fortune, or Freedom?
Last week we talked about the three hats you wear in a successful creative career – the Maker, the Manager, and the Marketer. This week, we're discussing the importance of defining what success means to you. When we understand our priorities, our decisions become...
The Maker, The Manager, The Marketer: Mastering Your Career Triple-Threat
As a creator, whether you’re a creative executive, a full time creative, or working your side hustle, there is more to a successful creative career than the fun stuff of creating. To be effective, every creator must juggle three hats – the Maker, the Manager, and the...
The Power of Perspective: How Disasters Can Lead to Something Great
If you've been reading this newsletter for a while, you know I am an enthusiastic glass half full kind of person. I understand that relentlessly always looking on the good side can sometimes feel exhausting, irritating, and fake. However, I have noticed with...
Adventures in Self Publishing: Lessons Learned From Self Publishing my First Book
A deep dive into indie publishing and how I published my first book, The Pitch Master’s Top Tactics: Year One’s Best Tips. If you are thinking about going the indie route, do it! Indie Publishing Background Self-publishing is not the stigma it once was. It is...
Roadtripping for Inspiration
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller When it comes to growing your career, reaching your goals, and achieving your dreams, every book, article and thought leader will at some point talk about...
The Sherlock Spark: How the World’s Greatest Detective’s Habits Can Fuel Your Creativity
Monday was the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday, which got me thinking about Sherlock, one of my favorite literary characters. When you hear the name Sherlock Holmes, what comes to mind? The pipe, the deerstalker hat, and the...
Keep your Commitments to Yourself to Grow Your Self-Confidence
This is the 52nd edition of the Pitch Master blog! I have been writing weekly for a year. This was my goal, and I am thrilled to have made it! Thank you for joining me on my creator journey. My Story For years I knew that I needed to write a newsletter as part of my...
LitRPG: Level Up with a New Genre
One of my favorite things about story is that it is always the same and yet always changing. There are new genres evolving all the time. Recently I found out about a young genre called LitRPG. LitRPG 101 As some of you might know, RPG stands for role-playing game. RPG...
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