“He. Could. Go. All. The. Way … “

How many footballs have been fumbled on the one-yard line, inches from a score?

Success is scary.

This was my own demon for years. 

Success is the next level.

It’s the high wire.

The Unknown.

Resistance afflicts us with butterfingers. We fumble away the prize we have run ninety-nine yards to achieve.

DO THE WORK

Steve shows you the predictable Resistance points that every writer hits in a work-in-progress and then shows you how to deal with each one of these sticking points. This book shows you how to keep going with your work.

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THE AUTHENTIC SWING

A short book about the writing of a first novel: for Steve, The Legend of Bagger Vance. Having failed with three earlier attempts at novels, here's how Steve finally succeeded.

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NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T

Steve shares his "lessons learned" from the trenches of the five different writing careers—advertising, screenwriting, fiction, nonfiction, and self-help. This is tradecraft. An MFA in Writing in 197 pages.

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TURNING PRO

Amateurs have amateur habits. Pros have pro habits. When we turn pro, we give up the comfortable life but we find our power. Steve answers the question, "How do we overcome Resistance?"

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11 Comments

  1. York on March 11, 2026 at 2:25 am

    Steve,

    The impeccable timing of your posts never ceases to amaze me.

    Thank you for this.

    • Elizabeth on March 11, 2026 at 5:31 am

      Ditto!🌻

  2. Janine Williams on March 11, 2026 at 2:51 am

    So true! It’s either the upper limit problem – feeling like we don’t deserve success, or else we’re so scared of it we self-sabotage.

  3. Charlie on March 11, 2026 at 2:55 am

    Nailed it…and I agree that your timing is impeccable..

  4. Jackie on March 11, 2026 at 3:31 am

    Without these weekly posts and this community, I would never have made it this far down the field. Thank you, Steve and friends. And to Maureen, I read the book you suggested on this very subject. A person never knows how a small act of kindness can touch a person. Maureen, it may have taken a sliver of your time to reply with a suggested read, but it meant more than you can know to me. Thank you.

    • Elizabeth on March 11, 2026 at 5:32 am

      Thank you @jackie — would you share the book referral you received from @maureen?

      Cheers

      • Jackie on March 11, 2026 at 5:58 am

        Absolutely, The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

  5. Tolis on March 11, 2026 at 3:32 am

    You are rigt my dear Steve. No more butterhands. Spikefingers, to slash the joy of failure.

    Thank you very much.

    Give my love to Diana, you, and all friends and comrades.

  6. Eric on March 11, 2026 at 3:35 am

    Resistance, in my experience, has often times disguised itself as comfort. As I age, I’m less concerned about fumbling. I’ve fucied up enough to know I can recover. But the fuzzy area between comfort and lethargy? That is the place where I most likely experience the fumble.

  7. Elizabeth on March 11, 2026 at 5:36 am

    I fumbled yesterday … and given this post, I just decided to run the ball for the extra yard.
    Priceless, coach.

  8. Rick Surkamer on March 11, 2026 at 6:32 am

    Yep. It’s like “R” has finally been put to rest and then suddenly it senses how close you are to pay dirt. Awakening and attempting to stop you again with its last breath. Yet, if you got this far, beginning at the 1 yard line 98 yards back, I find myself pretty damn determined and battle hardened. Even if we have to improvise to cross that damn goal line!
    Like so many creative ventures, the path is unique, but teaches us how to finish.
    Thank You for these Wednesday shares and reminders Steven

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