If you Google Intellectual Crush Definition, a whole bunch
of stuff comes up. The only actual definition I found is in the Urban
Dictionary:
A crush on someone
that developed because of admiration for the person's skill/talent/intellectual
abilities etc... Often used to clarify that crushes of the same gender are more
or less platonic and not sexual in nature.
I have a few of these crushes, and I have mentioned them in
previous blogs.
These people inspire me, and make me sigh with the brilliance
of their minds!
JJ Abrahms
Seth McFarlane
Joss Wheadon
George Clooney (although this one could go either way)
I am adding someone to the list. This is not done without
serious consideration as it is very few who reach this status in my world but Oh Nelly I am in love…
His name is Bob Mayer, and if you have an eye on my
activities you know I have been gobbling up his media like Christmas candy!
Those who do not know who Bob Mayer is,
let me introduce you. His bio on Goodreads: A
West Point graduate, former Green Beret and NY Times best-selling author and
motivational speaker/consultant. He is the Co-Creator of Who Dares Wins
Publishing. He has written over 45 titles under his name and his several pen
names, including Robert Doherty He has co-authored several books with Jennifer
Crusie.
He is also the owner of a wonderful blog titled after a
remarkable novel, Write it
Forward, Who Dares Wins!
So what is the attraction? He is a teacher, and a real
author. Not one of those people who says they are an author and puts out a
bunch of books to help other authors just to make money.
His books, his theory, his thought process makes sense to
me. It isn’t bunch of hooey to fill pages, it is black and white. I have been meaning to read several of his
books for almost a year now. I recently discovered the text to speech feature
on my Kindle and holy hell I am an idiot! I am kicking myself for waiting as
long as I have to read the man’s books! I could go into a long explanation as
to what his books say and suggest but honestly, just go read them. I am being
sincere about this, if you hate them I
will refund your money!! LOL!
I am going to branch off for a second to try and explain why
this is such an impactful moment for me. I was published in 2010 and since then
I have released eleven novels. I have
learned so much about myself, the business, the web and the world. I have been
gathering all of this information (and there is a lot to process) to try and plan
for the future, what it is I want, what I need, and what is possible.
I discovered I am a writer (go figure) and I want to be the
BEST writer I can be. I want to learn, expand, grow, hone, define, and perfect
my abilities. Knowing this and doing
something about it are two different things. I am 42, not a spring chicken, but
I have the hunger of a 23 year old eyeing the world to conquer.
Mr. Mayer has written 45 novels (more now I think), he has
been writing for 20 years, he has been on the best seller list, and he
literally (not exaggeration here) sells about 1500 books a day. So now my interest is peaked, right? Wow, who
doesn’t want to be like him? Thus the reasons I initially bought his books. Let
me make a clarification, I bought his non-fiction books – 102 Solutions to
Common Writing Mistakes, and the Novel Writer’s Toolkit—both looked promising.
I just finished them and I went a step further and put Mr.
Mayer to the ultimate test. I bought and read one of his fiction books, ‘Don’t
Look Down’ co-authored by Jennifer Cruise.
Hell he may look good on paper but can he deliver the pros?
Uh, yeah, he can.
Seriously, he can.
Wow, so not only does the man speak my language, as in he
was able to penetrate my concrete noggin to enable me to ‘get it’ as far as my writing, he is also really good at the craft.
This sounds like an oxymoron, but it is all too often people who write how to
books cannot actually write fiction to save their lives.
So now I have joined the cult, I am an avid reader,
follower, and supporter of Bob Mayer and all he does. The man is a freakin’
genius, and I can only hope to be half the writer and or business person he is.
If you are a writer, READ his books, if you are a READER,
read his books, I love romantic suspense and I started with ‘Don’t
Look Down’ and I loved it. As a writer I started with 102
Solutions. I have posted reviews on all, and I highly recommend them to
anyone who wants to learn and grow in their craft.
So THAT my friends is an intellectual crush!
Ba-Zinga!! --Oh did I tell you Sheldon Cooper is on the list
as well—hahaha!
Live, Love, Learn--Everyday
.png)