4 Lessons Running a Half-Marathon Taught Me About Writing a Book

A little over a year ago the gun sounded and I headed out on the adventure of running my first long distance race, a half-marathon through the rural hills of Portland, Oregon. Despite hating running long distances in high school and college I have come to appreciate the kind of devotion it takes to prepare the human body for running that far.

12 months ago I signed a contract to write my first book. As someone who had only ever written papers in school and blogs on the internet, I had little i...