Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman

Mar 27, 2026

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This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for March 27, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is from the upcoming Writing Secrets book.

Successful writers—fiction or nonfiction—often continue to struggle with their craft. I certainly...

Mar 20, 2026

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for March 20, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. 

This is from the new Writing Secrets book.

Here are my principles for effective nonfiction writing:

• Prepare to write, so you never have to face the blank page problem....

Mar 13, 2026

The Transcript:

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for March 13, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is from the continual planning book.

Many managers want organizational or enterprise agility. And they think they can get predictability along with...

Mar 6, 2026

The Transcript:

This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for March 6, 2026, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

This is from the continual planning book.

Here’s the problem with unshaped, large work in backlogs or roadmaps. We know where we are (Point A), and...