One of the most fun people in all the world is my friend, Shauna Niequist. Is it because we share the same number on the Enneagram? Perhaps.

In 1892, John Franklin Earhart wrote a book called, The Color Printer: A Treatise on the Use of Color in Typographic Printing. The volume, essentially a manual for printers of the day on how to properly mix colors, is rather dry except for a number of exquisite color illustrations.

Over the last year I've become fascinated with this idea of becoming a gentleman in the 21st century and I don't think I'm alone.

Ruby,

A few weeks ago, my friend Shauna sent a last-minute email to myself and a couple others. She was giving a talk that weekend and was hoping we would come over early the next morning to hear a draft and give some notes. I was flattered and also a bit floored. Shauna is the author of three books (her most recent one we'll be discussing here in the coming weeks). She gives talks and interviews all the time.

Why would a competent, confident, author and speaker need feedback? Why would someone like her need to collaborate?