One of the ongoing challenges of writing. The words sometimes come really easily. You sit at the keyboard or with a pen and paper, and BOOM there are words. Other times, this is far more challenging. Even when you complete the work, sometimes it’s amazing awesomeness, and other times you’re like, “Really? Where did this…
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What you Write Matters
Be mindful that what you write matters. Why you should give consideration to words and phrases you use whether you share your work or not. It is all too easy to fall in love with your words. I know that I have certain words that I use a lot. Some are completely useful to a…
How do I take this to the Next Level?
What needs to be done to take this to the Next Level? This is a question that I have been struggling to answer for some time now, so I am breaking it down here. It has been less than 6 months since I began this journey, and started writing full-time. While I have been writing…
The is No One True Writing Process
Your writing process is probably different from mine, and both are valid. There is any number of books out that all about the writing process. Different well-respected and well-known authors have shared their process. This can be extremely useful to any writer or aspiring writer, in especial if you are still working on establishing your…
YOU Are The Creator
You are the creator of your worlds, whether real or imagined. While this totally applies to fiction, it also applies to real life. But it seldom feels that way. I have been working on an epic sci-fi story for almost 4 years. Up until a few months ago, I didn’t have a title for it….
Writing About Mindfulness
This is a wide topic with many possible approaches. When I began to blog regularly seven-and-a-half years ago, I started out with an idea I called Pathwalking. This philosophy I created was all about the notion that you can live life over letting life live you. Making choices and decisions is the key to the…
Musings on Being a Writer
Calling myself a writer is only the beginning. As most of you know, I am a writer. I have been a writer for nearly four decades now. Sure, there were pauses in between, and there were times when I wasn’t writing along the way. But then I realized that writing is my calling. In the…
Presenting: You Are Amazing
For the first time in two years, I am publishing a new book. On May 21, you will be able to download or purchase in paperback You Are Amazing – How to Create a Kickass Life. This has been a labor of love that I have been working on for a while, and it is…
Confessions of a Life-Long Geek
The geek is strong with this one. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a five-year-old watching Star Wars for the first time. For more than forty years, this has been a part of my life story. It was the universe that Star Wars brought to me that would inspire…
Wrestling Words into Submission
A recent post on Facebook a friend put up asked us to describe our day job, but make it sound evil. My response? Words must be wrestled into submission. Like a snake in the grass, bad grammar slithers silently through, hoping to slay the otherwise sensible paragraphs. Why yes, I am a content editor in…
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