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Johanna Rothman
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Expert in managing product development. Writer, speaker, consultant. 20 books and counting. (Fiction, also) See https://www.jrothman.com for everything.

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My favorite advice for blogging remains that you should hit publish while you are still actively unhappy with what you have written, because the only alternative is a huge folder full of drafts and never publishing anything at all
December 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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An excellent description of what it costs to *keep* code, not delete it, especially when you use/need tokens for further development.

I could say the same about management rules/bureaucracy.

Thanks for the words I needed, @chadfowler.com.
December 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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How Can You Choose Which of Your Wishes to Come True?
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How Can You Choose Which of Your Wishes to Come True? - Create an Adaptable Life
Many of my Christmas-celebrating friends talk about the magic of the season. The smells of the trees, hot chocolate, and other favorite foods, the search for exactly the right gifts, and the anticipat...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Since I am a newbie at Kickstarter, you can expect my pre-launch page to change. But it’s there! Don’t be a best-kept secret to your ideal readers and clients. Add speaking to your content marketing: www.jrothman.com/speakingkick...
Coming soon: Effective Public Speaking: For Writers and Consultants
Solve the discoverability problem & connect with your ideal readers or clients. All content creators can find their audience!
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December 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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We’ve nudged the launch back one week—on purpose.

If you’re planning to peek at Once and Future Hearts, hitting Notify Me On Launch helps the campaign reach more readers.

👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
Once and Future Hearts Kickstarter Launching Soon!
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Coming in a couple of weeks...

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Coming soon: Make 100 - 2026 Collection
100 short stories by Blaze Ward, spanning genres from fantasy to thriller to science fiction.
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December 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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My #weekly #WritingWIP: 2025.43 Part of a Science Fiction Mystery Story
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2025.43 Part of a Science Fiction Mystery Story - Johanna Rothman
This week's podcast is part of a science fiction mystery story. Here's a little behind-the-scenes: I cycle in my fiction, just as I do in my nonfiction. However, my fiction seems to require a whole lo...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Writing Secret 20: Decide When to Toss and Start Fresh
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Writing Secret 20: Decide When to Toss and Start Fresh - Johanna Rothman
I reviewed where I was on that product value team post, the one that made me draw a picture. Yes, all 1200 words of it. That's when I laughed out loud and decided to toss that post in the trash. That ...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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How Can You Bring a Little Light Into Your World?
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How Can You Bring a Little Light Into Your World? - Create an Adaptable Life
It’s the “dark” time of year here in the Northern hemisphere. Especially for those of us in the eastern parts of our time zones, the sun is low in the sky much of the day. Sunset is quite early. It fe...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Writing Secret 19: Stuck? Draw a Picture to Explain to Yourself
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Writing Secret 19: Stuck? Draw a Picture to Explain to Yourself - Johanna Rothman
I'm trying to finish my product value team series. I started what I thought was the next-to-last post. I'm still writing, almost 1200 words later. (1200 words!!) I'm stuck. Clearly not with the words....
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December 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Love seeing a buttoned-up man unwound? The Turners are for you! Read them back-to-back in one volume.
/jb

amazon: www.amazon.com/Turne...
apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
nook: http://www.barnesand...
kobo: http://store.koboboo...
Image of The Turner Series box set by Courtney Milan. Image is of a white woman wearing dress with a white top and bright pink skirts with a background of rolling green hills. Includes the books: Unveiled, Unlocked, Unclaimed, and Unraveled. Purple background with text that says: The Turner series. Three brothers who have overcome extraordinary odds just to survive are taking on their biggest challenge yet: happiness. "Quite compelling and emotionally complex." - Book list
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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The Cross-Functional Product Value Team Collaborates for Strategy and Tactics, Part 4
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The Cross-Functional Product Value Team Collaborates for Strategy and Tactics, Part 4 - Johanna Rothman
I started this series bemoaning the fact that we have too few product managers. That leads to no product leaders for a team. Worse, some teams have either strategic product thinkers or tactical thinke...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Writing Secret 19: How to See the Difference Between Project Block and Writer's Block
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Writing Secret 19: How to See the Difference Between Project Block and Writer's Block - Johanna Rothman
Some of the writers who take my writing workshop tell me they have writer's block. But they can write me long emails, so it's not literally writer's block. However, they are stuck on something—somethi...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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My #Weekly #WritingWIP: Part of a spy story
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2025.42 Summer Spy Story Excerpt - Johanna Rothman
My podcast this week is an excerpt from a fiction spy story. After I recorded this, my podcast host sent me an email that my fees are rising. I will move my podcast for 2026, and let you know when I d...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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How a Vertical Product Value Team Shares Strategy and Tactics for One Product, Part 3
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How a Vertical Product Value Team Shares Strategy and Tactics for One Product, Part 3 - Johanna Rothman
Teams can flounder in the face of insufficient strategic and tactical product leadership. What problems does this product need to solve for its customers and when? How does the team know? That issue o...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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All kinds of fun things for #writers…

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All Kinds of Fun Things…
Sales, New Challenge, Mentorships… Quick summary of what is happening right now… Sale Extended. Was supposed to end Monday, but honestly I got busy and forgot, so going to extend it until next Monday....
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December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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I have a collection of Christmas stories called YULETIDE THRILLS. Starts light and gets dark. I tell everyone else to start at the beginning and stop when it gets too dark, but y'all should start at the end and stop when it gets too light.
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#horrorwriterschat
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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How Do All the Delays Help Us Get Through Our Learning to Finish?
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How Do All the Delays Help Us Get Through Our Learning to Finish? - Create an Adaptable Life
I have not been regular with my posts on this site because I have been learning a ton. That learning created delays in all my work. But I needed to finish this work, a Kickstarter for Effective Public...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A significant insight from @adrianhoward.com adrianhoward.com/posts/track-...

Interruptions tell you where you, as a formal or informal leader, might make your team dependent on you.

Thank you, Adrian! (I looked for this to boost it but did not find it.)
Don't Track Tasks. Track Interruptions.
TL;DR: Instead of tracking your time, try tracking the interruptions instead.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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I am speaking at Agile New England on Dec 4. See agilenewengland.org/fight-fake-a... for the description and to register.
Fight Fake Agility! How to Instill Real Agility in Any Team – Agile New England
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November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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My #Weekly #WritingWIP: 2025.41 Project Surprises and Actions
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2025.41 Project Surprises and Actions - Johanna Rothman
This week's podcast is from one of my upcoming columns on projectmanagement.com. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for November 28, 2025,...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Effective Public Speaking Has a Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page
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#kickstarter #Books
Effective Public Speaking Has a Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page - Johanna Rothman
I've been diligently working on my Kickstarter for Effective Public Speaking. I have learned a ton about graphics, creating an inviting Kickstarter, and organizing rewards. Yes, I am acting as a produ...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Just had to block the guy whining that it was impossible for any indie author to POSSIBLY make a living from books alone, then demanding that I would have to upload my corporate tax statement and everything else to prove him wrong.

My last day of work in an office was Feb 24, 2018.

All books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Part 2: Why Teams Need Both Strategic and Tactical Product Leadership
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Part 2: Why Teams Need Both Strategic and Tactical Product Leadership - Johanna Rothman
The whole point of product management is to increase the product capabilities over time. Those capabilities will expand the customer base by offering new value. More customers means more revenue. That...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Effective Public Speaking Has a Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page
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#kickstarter #Books
Effective Public Speaking Has a Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page - Johanna Rothman
I've been diligently working on my Kickstarter for Effective Public Speaking. I have learned a ton about graphics, creating an inviting Kickstarter, and organizing rewards. Yes, I am acting as a produ...
www.jrothman.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM