You may have heard this song thousands of times, but it never gets old. It still inspires you. It still transports you to some special place in time. A show. A hike. A trip. As a writer, the goal should be to achieve that radio moment. Creating something so good that people can’t stop until it’s over. If you get someone to walk into a meeting three minutes late because they had to finish a chapter on a bench in a subway station, then you are good!

The fast-paced world we live in has shrunk attention spans to slices of seconds. No one has time for anything. Ask a coworker how they’re doing, and they’ll say “busy.” That word and that perpetual motion of always moving, always ingesting some form of media and always thinking about the next move is tough to break through. It’s like digging for gold. It can be a lot of work, but the reward is pretty damn shiny.

Even though we’re busy, we all crave a break. Give it to them. That’s my new goal. Write something so damn good that the reader can’t stop till it’s done. I guess if you’ve read this far, I’ve achieved my goal. Thanks for listening. Now turn up the volume.