https://www.carlhenn.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-06-25 https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/king-of-the-road monthly 0.5 2023-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8ab229d5-f679-45ca-9d47-5dd53379cdf2/men+watching+baseball.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out Men aren’t reading much. What are they doing? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5d015c9d-abff-41bc-9f5e-7a6dd2068b90/pile+of+letters.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out The pile of query letters I’ve sent out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/fd1c82a3-6cd9-48c1-b6bd-e929085a8ada/zen+and+the+art.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out One of the most popular books of all time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f74929fb-b5ae-4e86-b3ca-5fb0636610d1/women+read.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out Women read a lot more books than men do nowadays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ac141caa-fe28-4a76-bcf4-d8b31612e8aa/Salvador-Dali-The-Persistence-of-Memory-19312.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out Salvador Dali, the Futility of Memory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/1d1c970e-70b7-43f6-9a34-4e3c9901f48a/rear+panel+from+a+car.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out A piece of metal on the highway knocked the rear panel loose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/2b12234b-f800-4fe0-9af6-d220df9e642b/grovelling.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out Me, trying to suck up to a literary agent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/3c21eee3-1b90-4d7d-8366-c8ba7a86f5e0/600+to+1.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - King of the Road - Make it stand out The odds of finding an agent are estimated to be 600 to 1 https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/secret-agent-man monthly 0.5 2023-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8c7149df-b1cd-4881-860d-1e639ea3720d/road-debris.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Secret Agent Man - Make it stand out What the hell is this shit doing on the highway? 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/00ba98c4-7005-474c-98d2-088bd5d9c6d4/carely+simon+blue+top+jpg.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/87b25170-ed5b-48ac-b2a2-be251705f95c/sardonic.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out A sardonic smile? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/7a80b533-a077-4515-813d-82e3f9d9af45/Long_Live_the_King.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/9b107d52-0d4b-47b7-af3f-5f2c5fb8f654/Hell+of+a+Book.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5878b46f-b238-4609-becb-1f5194535426/frisson.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out Perhaps you’ll have a frisson reading this blog! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/2eecb607-6bbf-4ef2-b65b-17f7ff889eba/overweight-middle-age-man-with-cookies.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out You better run! Here comes Oliver Anthony! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/962c8801-3e12-4d78-baee-6bad31eda764/crystal+ball+gazing.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out How to predict your book sales accurately https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8a72d2f0-f447-478e-b208-3bfd180d5550/paper+mill.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Anticipation - Make it stand out Where my first book is headed https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/drivin-my-life-away monthly 0.5 2023-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/d5a4a2a9-ce87-4d04-a938-ed69897cc117/fiverr.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Drivin’ My Life Away - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/4446b917-3b57-42a5-a417-46b655de021b/chicago+manual+of+style.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Drivin’ My Life Away - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/54d23c5c-0373-49c2-90b5-afc2cfa4ed1c/the+blac%2Ck+knight.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Drivin’ My Life Away - Make it stand out The Black Knight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/193f9541-0708-408f-ab79-68793ff7a5a6/dark+alley.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Drivin’ My Life Away - Make it stand out Authors die alone in dark alleys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/a274c0b4-1b1c-484b-b3af-ebca12f6a4ab/kiss-cam-at-the-world-para-athletics-championships-london-stadium-JTYBCF.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Drivin’ My Life Away - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/94aeab13-6b54-4e22-9298-397ecc509f3a/eddie+rabbitt.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Drivin’ My Life Away - Make it stand out Eddie Rabbitt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/fb611052-61cd-4acc-88a0-ef9a438b706c/desperado.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Drivin’ My Life Away - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/unstoppable monthly 0.5 2023-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/887db5ee-1f1a-4f2f-8404-4027a8b6dfbe/tent-in-rain.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out Wet tent in the rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/b38620a9-127a-453c-af1d-9c78cc5869ea/blue-ridge.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out Blue Ridge mountain view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/dce4828f-821f-4cd7-87fa-e3154a16a3bc/fried+foods.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out The number of fried foods for sale at gas stations these days is astonishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f5af92b3-9b1f-4652-8b16-eaeeb7f01596/near-death-experience-tunnels-and-spirits.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out Near-death expereriences, anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/1d8b6169-5514-4bd8-aa86-f0c9da9afe26/o+brother+where+art+thou+poster.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out O Brother Where Art Thou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/41e5de0c-2572-4249-91f7-88b91c2200e3/Sia.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out Singer Sia at Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/a1fd2321-2525-4bf4-a69d-37fda566d97c/driving-through-curves.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out Driving on narrow, hairpin mountain roads is harrowing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e1276661-ce04-4801-80ef-e995b1618eb5/van+accident.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Unstoppable - Make it stand out This is not how I want it to end https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/fame monthly 0.5 2023-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/1b9788af-4344-40ef-9b69-3f6e20d28ebb/BOWIE+FAME+SINGLE.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - FAME! - Make it stand out David Bowie released the song “Fame” in 1975 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/cac1e636-9582-4686-9cb6-986d35029977/beating+a+dead+horse.gif Blog 1: Writing the First Book - FAME! - Make it stand out Beating a dead horse is such a horrible image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/a2ee02d9-60ee-4613-a24e-a80317cb11df/trump-jack+smith-splt-ap-ps-230811_1691764297747_hpMain_16x9_608.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - FAME! - Make it stand out Prosecutor Jack Smith has indicted Donald Trump for election fraud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ffd27315-0336-4c0e-864f-7ea1e8572b45/Mr+Bones+gave+me+the+stink+eye+and+said+get+lost+cropped.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - FAME! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/d63a76ba-596b-43fa-9f0a-fb57a611e6cb/prince-harry-memoir-titled-spare-news-photo-1683559761.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - FAME! - Make it stand out Prince Harry wrote about how hard it is to be #2 in line for the throne. Sob. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f8468cdc-d645-4d5e-be19-709b9aaba1d6/trump+ranting.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - FAME! - Make it stand out Trump was melodramtic https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/bob-dylan-on-the-road-again monthly 0.5 2023-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f12ebf9b-93f9-4654-8842-a7b28b1854ca/fireplace-santa-claus-magically-flies-back-up-the-fireplace-after-leaving-gifts-eps-165229952.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Bob Dylan “On the Road Again” - Make it stand out Santa in the fireplace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/d2190732-07dc-4851-b236-0dbe5e9521b6/Running_the_gauntlet.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Bob Dylan “On the Road Again” - Make it stand out running the gauntlet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/762e6b9e-3544-4f37-83ec-a57fe59087b6/stanley+and+livingstone+meet+in+africa.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Bob Dylan “On the Road Again” - Make it stand out Stanley and Livingstone meet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/abadf17d-3fb6-48fb-ae27-682a4545dd78/standing-ovation-clapping.gif Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Bob Dylan “On the Road Again” - Make it stand out The wild applause that I imagined… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/03d47fbb-cf12-4763-9e10-3050f628265f/lady+in+a+fridge.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Bob Dylan “On the Road Again” - Make it stand out Who’s that in the fridge? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/dc4074e0-a34d-46f3-a5f6-c86db13249c6/mind+your+own+business.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Bob Dylan “On the Road Again” - Make it stand out In the Midwest we learn to mind our own business https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0ec296c7-48aa-40da-a5f5-e35542c28395/CUTE+BABY+PIC.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Bob Dylan “On the Road Again” - Make it stand out I met a cute baby though https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/the-fool-on-the-hill monthly 0.5 2023-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e006ae30-b80f-4978-82e2-4e4781ebf8fa/everyone+tells+you+do+it.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The Fool on the Hill - Make it stand out People told me to write the new book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ca970bc0-9731-4306-98b0-7e24282ebbb1/Warning-Signs-Dog-Is-About-to-Bite-750x497.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The Fool on the Hill - Make it stand out Dogs are always alert for danger - and possibly just a little bit paranoid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/340fdc46-cd59-497f-b980-72b18395f6d5/refund.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The Fool on the Hill - Make it stand out Bookstores want books that are refundable if they don’t sell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e460e2be-4a71-4faa-81fe-60ea61f364f2/Mr+bones+with+head+on+my+knee+dayone.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The Fool on the Hill - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/dfde3bf1-d0ac-495a-9424-7b7302dbe270/fool+on+the+hill+album+cover+sergio+mendes.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The Fool on the Hill - Make it stand out Sergio Mendes had a great album cover for Fool on the Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/fa6712a1-fe95-4af3-b72f-2ac3e49bc50f/ignoring+customers.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The Fool on the Hill - Make it stand out I think we’ve all met the employee who doesn’t know we exist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/4c93d852-1eed-4d6c-82e8-0b47a48cd8d3/trying+to+kill+someone.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The Fool on the Hill - Make it stand out Do you ever get the feeling that someone is trying to kill you? https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/time-is-on-my-side monthly 0.5 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0a68dc88-28c0-4dc3-a757-b36ec4c4a719/one+in+a+million+dublin.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Time Is On My Side - Make it stand out One in a million is not good odds if you’re the “one” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/a41c463b-b045-46ea-81ed-427feec960ce/the+most+interesting+man.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Time Is On My Side - Make it stand out I met the most interesting man in the world this week. He’s actually boring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5280a442-5f36-4ea9-8add-34f29809ba3e/blue-ridge-mountains.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Time Is On My Side - Make it stand out The view this year is not this clear due to the Canadian wildfires https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/3da09fed-f381-46a7-bd3d-744aaafa218c/how-about-never+PNG.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Time Is On My Side - Make it stand out One of the greatest cartoons ever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8905abf0-bf8a-4fed-ba0f-1cf4f8949243/lost+in+the+crowd.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Time Is On My Side - Make it stand out Being rational and practical helps us avoid getting lost in the crowd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/256658c0-5e55-43b3-9d11-b966473c5c49/time+is+on+my+side+album+cover.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Time Is On My Side - Make it stand out Mick Jagger in the background, 1964 https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/we-wont-get-fooled-again monthly 0.5 2023-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ebe66356-b865-4446-9685-c4072ce4b6f3/fool+me+once+george+bush.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - We won’t get fooled again - Make it stand out This expression now belongs to George W. Bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/d5448fb7-df08-41e4-89e1-37ea69a6c2fe/lead+a+horse+to+water.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - We won’t get fooled again - Make it stand out What if a beaten horse died next to a cool drink of water? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/4b32bf2f-ad3e-4d85-a449-43e5ed17610b/giant+waves+crashing+over+ship.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - We won’t get fooled again - Make it stand out I have this dread of giant waves of failure washing over me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/a50a2faa-53cc-4c72-9993-61444f0947fc/old-man-reading-book-to-young-girl-BD0H6A.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - We won’t get fooled again - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/4d4b436c-229e-48f6-9374-096a9eb59109/Whos+next+album+cover.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - We won’t get fooled again - Make it stand out Who’s Next album cover. Very mysterious. https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/like-a-rolling-stone monthly 0.5 2023-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/38146b11-0481-441f-8b87-7592feaf8d00/Highway+61+revisited+album+cover.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out Dylan in 1965 at the height of his creative genius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/312f6629-bff4-4e41-a357-3a2d8807c5a3/smog.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out The air quality was code red on Wed and code orange on Thu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0240f5c6-ab54-404a-b702-6c0ef9da72cc/repo+man.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/87300d6c-fe16-42f4-9e18-8ddd5a11c327/public+storage+logo.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out The scam is they offer you a low promo rate then increase it slowly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/1c1ed496-d205-4318-a8f6-0ef188f568bc/kid+in+a+barrel.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ccf8645e-6400-4971-af8c-0b5a740d4a33/barrel+of+monkeys.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out This barrel of monkeys does not look like it’s having fun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/50cdc475-236d-464b-b961-9a453c62532b/motorcycle+gang.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out I saw a motorcycle gang from Baltimore at a gas station in Roanoke VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e9afecbf-2331-4c0d-a1fa-95ff75e4e31c/frog+in+a+pot.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Like a Rolling Stone - Make it stand out Even smart people often tolerate the intolerable until it is too late https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/on-a-lonely-road monthly 0.5 2023-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0203131c-fdc1-4cef-8085-f2345a957708/seaweed+swaying.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On a Lonely Road - Make it stand out Seaweed swaying in the current https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/1751e7f9-9465-4922-aa03-035b3def2e7f/joni+mitchell+blue+album.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On a Lonely Road - Make it stand out Joni Mitchell’s Blue album, 1971 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8faf7fd1-63da-4452-8ffe-281654579943/shipwreck.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On a Lonely Road - Make it stand out My book has sunk to the bottom of an ocean of unread books on Amazon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8a1cbca0-8c43-4a5d-9565-9ff34dbb82e4/Metal-Detector-.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On a Lonely Road - Make it stand out The guy with the metal detector on the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0a877fb6-46b5-4fbe-998e-ae3d72a2150d/submersible-titan-062023-3-b5ad9a0a57304210aec4dd91f831d4bf.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On a Lonely Road - Make it stand out The ill-fated Titan submersible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ffd6a13d-e3f7-4d3c-904c-eccdeb26ea90/far+side+dogs+hear+blah+blah+blah.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On a Lonely Road - Make it stand out When we talk, our dogs mostly just hear “blah blah blah” https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/tommy-can-you-hear-me monthly 0.5 2023-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ec55717c-f352-4c6f-af49-7b69254e315e/waiting+forever+skeleton.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Tommy, can you hear me? - Make it stand out How long do I have to wait, ACX? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/42d5f604-a643-4d74-bcb5-8099aafdf396/tommy+album+cover+JPG.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Tommy, can you hear me? - Make it stand out The metal pinball as a mysterious orb in Tommy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8ae8b10c-0eef-407e-86b9-b61e2e96a47d/tommy+movie+still.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Tommy, can you hear me? - Make it stand out This movie still for the movie Tommy always freaked me out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/eb4decc1-b0dd-4b88-b21a-70e9200513bd/worst+golden+buzzer+on+AGT.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Tommy, can you hear me? - Make it stand out I Googled worst singer on AGT and this image came up https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/a-free-man-in-paris monthly 0.5 2023-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/dffd46af-61b4-4d74-8e9b-7186afb1684e/free+man+in+paris.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - A Free Man in Paris - Make it stand out One of the greatest songs from one of the greatest albums ever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/2100a8cb-b583-4e25-9ec3-dc372bf521f6/Audio+studio_full-2.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - A Free Man in Paris - Make it stand out An audio studio. All those knobs make me nervous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ff3ca044-e201-4aa0-a2b4-75cb302d60ad/quote-it-was-the-best-of-times-it-was-the-worst-of-times-charles-dickens-43-25-46.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - A Free Man in Paris - Make it stand out The oft-quoted opening of the Tale of Two Cities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/99a20996-cd4b-4c99-9606-192977849e59/bad+narrator+istockphoto-1337960807-612x612.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - A Free Man in Paris - Make it stand out What if you narrated your own book and no one liked your voice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/7b0e9a58-d11f-4863-97a0-78699f5b2858/old+person+audiobook+istockphoto-1250035276-612x612.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - A Free Man in Paris - Make it stand out This may not be that far in the future for me… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/cad57315-b681-4576-9171-26cea379e282/Fiverr-Logo.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - A Free Man in Paris - Make it stand out An unpaid plug for fiverr, a safe-liverr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e8fffb02-0e59-40e9-8de7-12640ac25622/audiobooks_shutterstock_461741614.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - A Free Man in Paris - Make it stand out What if the audiobooks listened to themselves? https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/busted monthly 0.5 2023-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f9867042-27dc-4c97-89b4-147e9329e368/money+rolling+in.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Busted! - Make it stand out As I see it, the money is just rolling in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f2ec1dbb-0dfb-41ef-83c7-7cd72fe43bf4/books+gathering+dust+and+mildew.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Busted! - Make it stand out No bookstore wants books that just sit there gathering dust https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/b7b58963-cafe-4dc7-8e4a-f29ff64a032e/las+vegas+slot+machines.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Busted! - Make it stand out Writing a book is as big a gamble as going to play the slots in Las Vegas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/2fcc4a41-941a-490a-8029-92492024202b/merciless+makola-marketplace.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Busted! - Make it stand out Imagine trying to get a customer’s attention in this crowded marketplace! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e4e3e78a-dd63-4158-9e40-1d9d7ddeb388/Starving%2Bartist+skeleton+with+beret.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Busted! - Make it stand out This is how I see myself, although I don’t look like I’m starving … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/68c14ea5-4fbb-4a87-b046-6f4768c42ccd/penny-pinching+customer.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Busted! - Make it stand out A book that won’t sell is a penny pincher https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/boom-boom-out-go-the-lights monthly 0.5 2023-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ca32d084-02cd-4fa3-834b-e9a321922541/rv-car-cg-office-Fleet.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) - Make it stand out Comparing the size of a mini-camper with a much larger RV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/3108fc42-5529-419d-810b-b75490fe3e4a/odd+man-in+a+group-79387831.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) - Make it stand out I never really felt that I fit in with the larger RVs at the Harvest Hosts sites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/a9140b40-1138-4c08-be17-2d8586c22e72/all+white+crowd+at+a+trump+rally.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) - Make it stand out Sometimes the Harvest Hosts and their guests just seemed TOO white… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/1baa1630-d2fd-4eeb-871f-db8995c46352/western+virginia.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) - Make it stand out Western Virginia near West Virginia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/1f88a111-0057-4805-b408-2b7886dc53f2/Small+Town+Bully+Ken-Rex-McElroy-4.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) - Make it stand out Sometimes a small-town bully just pushes people around a bit too much https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/7fa71925-725d-4da1-8bbe-b21b8adb9941/book+with+arms+and+legs.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) - Make it stand out I had hoped the book would go out and promote itself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/617c1167-4c2a-4b9c-9e4c-0793615e6203/modest-young-nerd-guy-make-timid-pose-hold-hands-together-isolated-blue-color-background-full-size-photo-223849490.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights) - Make it stand out Midwesterners tend to be modest to a fault. https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/no-particular-place-to-go monthly 0.5 2023-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/20a81125-a142-4d94-a293-a556a1a1e7a0/falling+into+an+abyss.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - No particular place to go - Make it stand out My book is falling into the abyss… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/bb609d37-f69a-4624-8471-b2890f45300d/old+man+dance+routine.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - No particular place to go - Make it stand out I don’t think it will help if I try to do a song and dance routine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/681b2e1a-5575-4a67-8958-62a01e697c5e/take+it+or+leave+it.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - No particular place to go - Make it stand out The book event is a “take it or leave it” proposition for potential buyers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f3ff50e6-df1a-41a8-8f50-17e4e1247dc5/lost-man-katerina-kovatcheva.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - No particular place to go - Make it stand out Now that the book tour is over, I feel a bit lost. Where do I go from here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/58a0424d-2833-4c2c-916d-5f758688578c/pickpocket.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - No particular place to go - Make it stand out It seems like everybody has their hand in the author’s pocket… https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/i-wont-back-down monthly 0.5 2023-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/6ca7b7e7-48ef-4462-bb60-47b28689fd1c/Chado+head+on+my+knee+dayone.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - I Won’t Back Down - Make it stand out Mr Bones was always there for me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/78827795-bf3a-48f4-bb9c-e02efb175b59/people+line+up+at+book+event.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - I Won’t Back Down - Make it stand out I imagined a long line of supporters would show up at the author event… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/9a04fc65-98df-44ad-97f6-0147025a8447/Robert_Peary_self-portrait%2C_1909.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - I Won’t Back Down - Make it stand out Admiral Perry’s trip to the Pole was nothing compared to my writing a book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5d928bf5-92e4-4c80-9660-6de4b097ab86/Running_the_gauntlet.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - I Won’t Back Down - Make it stand out Author running the gauntlet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/2a6fb38e-ba64-4b64-b51b-ba8b9cc6e592/christening+an+ocean+liner.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - I Won’t Back Down - Make it stand out My image of the book launch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/2eeebcc9-a585-41c5-a691-f1eede03d7d7/Tom+Petty+wont+back+down-l500.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - I Won’t Back Down - Make it stand out I may cry and moan, but I won’t back down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/52b4b0c7-7f41-4f75-8beb-234929c8e0bb/rushing+into+a+sale.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - I Won’t Back Down - Make it stand out People rushed madly into the used book sale https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/brother-can-you-spare-a-dime monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/b599bd76-7511-4604-8240-e0b546cefbb2/depression+images.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Brother, can you spare a dime? - Make it stand out The Great Depression https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0cb15ff1-d42e-4773-b138-a21fc4121f68/meet+the+author-01_0.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Brother, can you spare a dime? - Make it stand out Author events may sound glamorous but the reality is quite mundane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/8985b860-9490-4c88-a3e1-e38019c1062f/freak+show+the+pinhead.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Brother, can you spare a dime? - Make it stand out I felt like a freak show attraction at the event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/9af28ab4-ffe7-4528-8d5d-1d384cad77a9/las+vegas+casino.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Brother, can you spare a dime? - Make it stand out Writing a book is a risky gamble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f82c03bb-f9bc-46c1-92db-bd207b95080d/choking+a+person.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Brother, can you spare a dime? - Make it stand out I feel like someone is choking me… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/068d9102-a837-46c3-bc94-a0b933609b0f/ravenous+beast.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Brother, can you spare a dime? - Make it stand out The market - a ravenous beast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/18ec219e-39f9-4c60-847a-60621c7902ce/print+on+demand+money+maker.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Brother, can you spare a dime? - Make it stand out It’s not that easy to make money with POD https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/vvxmzqhgr32djbjv7z23vyw8jb9nm0 monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/gravel-or-gold monthly 0.5 2023-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/bfc0c69e-d405-4b04-bae4-5e98abbc69af/Book+Room.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Gravel or Gold - Make it stand out I may end up with a room full of my own books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/d821c142-a27a-4c61-80ee-48b049da90d8/GRAVEL+ROAD.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Gravel or Gold - Make it stand out Is it a gravel road or a street lined with gold? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/c7b7d809-8a20-4e38-b96f-d8fb55bef07f/DEAD+BEARD+STILL01.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Gravel or Gold - Make it stand out Writing a book is like someone pulling out your beard hairs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/db0aea2e-cd49-429a-924b-d0f5cbc1d6ef/STREETS+PAVED+WITH+GOLD.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Gravel or Gold - Make it stand out Will the streets in my life be lined with gold? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/73040223-af17-44fc-9abf-a8afddd3100f/CUSTOMER+SERVICE+MAY+i+PUT+YOU+ON+HOLD.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Gravel or Gold - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/the-end-of-the-line monthly 0.5 2023-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/6742d6f1-e618-4ef6-921e-c5a00e871f72/traveling+wilburys+end+of+the+line+artworks-PmMDdwvzbX3x9nBX-6sEW0g-t500x500.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The End of the Line - Make it stand out The Traveling Wilburys hit song, “End of the Line” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0b6b09cc-f415-4c45-822c-f1d3d8a634a8/cowboy+in+the+dust.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The End of the Line - Make it stand out When life knocks you down in the dust, you’ve got to get back up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/c7d3f265-5100-402d-8177-d6afd87e7747/on+hold+customer.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The End of the Line - Make it stand out The joy of waiting for customer service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/fc46349c-0885-449d-ac00-37096b0c9027/Prince+harry+spare.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The End of the Line - Make it stand out What a creative picture for the cover of his book! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/767ee295-4163-4727-bf55-8293b622c092/wood+chipper+scene+movie+fargo.gif Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The End of the Line - Make it stand out The wood chipper scene from the movie Fargo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/31d3a93a-2603-4f80-abf6-31febc5f6ead/Hamilton+East+Public+Library+JPG.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The End of the Line - Make it stand out Meet me here on April 15th please, Indy friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/257fdda7-ffe5-40d6-bfc8-c72d1dc1336f/mary-riley-styles-public-library01.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - The End of the Line - Make it stand out The public library in Falls Church VA - my next author event on April 29th https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/money-money-money monthly 0.5 2023-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/79a0df1d-88d9-4aa7-b91f-b7ae12c38d97/Siamese+Twins+Chang+and+Eng.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Money, money, money - Make it stand out Chang and Eng were the original “Siamese” conjoined twins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/3270b263-11e5-4317-9a9d-3792bb299f5e/DARK+SIDE+OF+THE+MOON+COVER.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Money, money, money - Make it stand out The Pink Floyd song “Money” was a major hit about greed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/c3f812b3-e504-4282-9bfa-55c3d0ee2539/white-space-design-line-spacing.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Money, money, money - Make it stand out Most of us prefer to read text that has adequate white space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/91ab8f89-1f0a-485e-8ec6-e38b26a72f38/SOLOMON+SPLIT+BABY+BLACK+AND+WHITE.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Money, money, money - Make it stand out Splitting my book was almost like splitting a baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/f73cdbe9-6046-4062-93b1-5be3a8dcbd68/xYBERNAUT+WEARABLE+COMPUTER+jpg.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Money, money, money - Make it stand out My first edition was a poorly-designed product https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/6b97defa-0bb4-4b65-ab46-0572ed5cd5ee/greedy-man+JPG.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Money, money, money - Make it stand out Would I turn into a money-grubbing author? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/4c1a610a-b1c3-49ee-a3e7-0edd65395303/WAR+AND+PEACE+ORIGINAL+COVER.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Money, money, money - Make it stand out War and Peace was over 1,200 pages long… https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/so-tired-tired-of-waiting monthly 0.5 2023-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e360319b-a911-4fd7-95e4-3282124459fc/iNCOMPREHENSIBLE.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out Author on book tour - with no book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/c3bdcba0-5c3b-4495-abad-88460b4a2e1b/STALEMATE+jpg.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out Even stable geniuses sometimes reach stalemate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/a5bcd900-3696-4373-9bdb-de501f6739c0/the+kinks_1.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out Kinks’ album cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/dd4d63dd-9301-4567-84c0-9cb0825d2ff6/WHAT+DOGS+HEAR+JPG.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out What dogs hear when we talk to them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/06aafa18-064d-4641-abe2-bbd3521ddf47/WHO%27S+ON+FIRST.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out The great “Who’s on First” comedy routine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/4f42bf8b-58c5-4cc9-90a1-ee0166d202a3/Conspiracy-jpg.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out The conspiracy of the eye in the triangle - is it the masons? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5938fd84-1632-433c-ab6f-bd8b99285d46/Irony-classroom-posters.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out Examples of irony surround us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0f9247ee-b6e5-4711-9c1b-1f1e407fcddf/THE+DEEP+SOUTH.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - (So tired) Tired of Waiting - Make it stand out The Deep South, plus AZ, NM, and CA https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/imagination-sets-in monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/6cf96d6b-5125-4f68-8aa1-1553c155e362/creedence+cover.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Imagination sets in - Make it stand out John Fogerty’s voice made Creedence Clearwater a knock-out band https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/32ba0072-e4ac-40d1-aa37-d1326005333f/nature+in+my+van+at+Josh+Tree.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Imagination sets in - Make it stand out At Joshua Tree National Park in CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/80351acb-dc49-428d-b436-1bdeaa975346/nun.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Imagination sets in - Make it stand out Carl, are you daydreaming again? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e038a8de-9b07-4d6c-9350-02d31d855704/homeless.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Imagination sets in - Make it stand out Homeless person using shopping cart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/b0298ec4-9347-43b8-971b-a753a8b9180a/Tolu+close-up_400x400.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Imagination sets in - Make it stand out My graphic designer, Tolu Shufole, is based in London https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/it-never-rains-in-southern-california monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/9737b648-f420-4f8a-92f8-764662305fc0/heavy_rain+Indpls.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out Heavy rain in Indianapolis in the summertime! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/ab89d06b-5c3f-4d20-95e7-a191b4a787f8/green+crabapples+640px-Malus_sieversii_in_Zhongar-Alatau_NP-2.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out God actually made little green apples, no matter what the song said… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/77fe2eba-f0b0-4ab5-9626-7b397ccb7d2b/bored+mind-blown-emoji-exploding+JPG-h+emoticon-shocked-sad-yellow-face-with-brain-explosion-mushroom_264875-68.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out I was afraid my head might explode if I did not write the book…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/44f846a6-4eda-4dcc-8b08-454015eed0c1/bored-people-waiting+JPG+CROPPED.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out Which is worse - chasing a dream or dying of boredom? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5df55beb-f943-4ce8-a370-3dc0f553d82a/phoenix-rising+jpg+cropped+.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out The phoenix rising from the ashes. Myth or reality? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/6767657f-5a71-433a-9cff-482858984359/danny+devito+and+arnold.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out Danny Devito and Arnold actually made a movie TOGETHER. Crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/d0fea2a7-0ac9-462c-9272-da035400bfa6/royalty-free-alice-in-wonderland-images-alices-adventures.png Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out Early illustration of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/e863fde6-8c3c-4da0-9e48-eb181e74edeb/JK_Rowling_1999.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - It Never Rains in Southern California - Make it stand out J.K. Rowling in her younger days before she got herself in trouble https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/grounded monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5f8ce820-1da4-4686-9d49-76fe37f6ae34/grounded+sign+jpg.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Grounded! - Make it stand out The neon sign at the Grounded coffee shop in Las Cruces, NM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/721617f4-2e0e-4c65-b426-2fc2da186067/I_can_see_clearly_now_%28Johnny_Nash%29.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Grounded! - Make it stand out The #1 hit, “I Can See Clearly Now” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/00228144-1dac-4c5c-8322-550bc8330726/blizzard+and+high+winds.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Grounded! - Make it stand out A late winter storm with high winds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/0843d880-628c-480a-a6e7-c1248d7be026/campervan+with+Rio+Grande+in+distance.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Grounded! - Make it stand out The campervan near the Rio Grande and Big Bend National Park in Texas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/95f376fa-8b71-44dc-a77e-d4f72c8c21d4/bookstore+shelves.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Grounded! - Make it stand out A coveted spot on bookstore shelves is my goal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/2a9bedb5-bc86-4af1-bc8f-1d4912fe55f0/Tony+Sandra+and+me+CROPPED+but+looking+like+a+weirdo.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Grounded! - Make it stand out The author with Tony and Sandra Espiritu at Grounded in Las Cruces https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/many-rivers-to-cross monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/257294f9-48d6-4b9e-ad1b-f119bc130800/big+bend+sign.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Many Rivers to Cross - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/477cd49f-8773-417a-a64d-d90f960d2a8d/Rio+Grande+River+aerial+view.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Many Rivers to Cross - Make it stand out Rio Grande https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/87754b28-7f80-4b22-a22a-a51a50224c66/man+in+camo+with+gun.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Many Rivers to Cross - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/fcde1cb2-c8d0-4320-b19c-dec3f00482b0/laptop+on+fire.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Many Rivers to Cross - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/every-day-is-a-winding-road monthly 0.5 2023-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/7219490e-05cb-4702-93f2-a2a703d55eb5/southeast-political-map.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Every Day is a Winding Road - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/5b05308d-fb37-4b84-9217-4dd15749c670/key+west+photo+carl+southernmost+point.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Every Day is a Winding Road - Make it stand out The author at the southernmost point in the 48 states in Key West https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/03eee1e3-8524-4ad6-80d5-7c9cabc37f86/clueless+senior+citizen.jpeg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Every Day is a Winding Road - Make it stand out The clueless author - close enough https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/278b4f00-eaee-4b31-859a-25053560eaad/lost+creek+retreat+russellville+AL.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Every Day is a Winding Road - Make it stand out The cool little trailer home at the Lost Creek Retreat in Russellville, AL https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/cant-you-see monthly 0.5 2023-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/59446778-b953-4f6d-bc1b-f398a2d949ea/istockphoto-island+resort.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Can’t You See? - Make it stand out Remote luxury destinations allow us to pretend that reality does not exist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/dc50e6b7-928a-437d-8ce8-5ccec5582c52/Chado+head+on+my+knee+dayone.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Can’t You See? - Make it stand out Mr. Bones with those big brown eyes of his that melt every heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/b6f75c9f-62a7-442b-80e3-4f7ca2aebd0f/duran+plays+with+devil+sticks+20230205_112321.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Can’t You See? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/6c7cff8f-e80e-4873-879d-6706415991b7/street-beggar+2248101_1280-1.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - Can’t You See? - Make it stand out The inevitable beggar in the street. Do you give them money or not? Why? https://www.carlhenn.org/blog/on-the-road-again monthly 0.5 2023-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/598f4e79-f06b-4544-9162-b2d09bc43694/Cooper+River+Arther+Ravenle+Bridge+at++night.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On the Road Again - Make it stand out Arthur Ravenel Bridge over the Cooper River, Charleston SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/482a2997-9934-4b9e-bc51-85bdf8f41879/Tall+Tales+bookstore+ATL.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On the Road Again - Make it stand out The owner at Tall Tales bookstore in Atlanta was initially very encouraging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63043ab9c64ff22fbe6cfb79/744f710a-b081-422e-946c-a4a151e0e1f4/Greenville+SC+bridge+over+Reedy+river.jpg Blog 1: Writing the First Book - On the Road Again - Make it stand out Greenville SC, on the pedestrian bridge over the Reedy River Falls with Mr. Bones. 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