Memoir of a Memoir: Cringe Writing
How's writing my memoir going, you ask? Well, I can sum everything up in one word: Oofa! It's a lot of cringe mixed with proper punctuation.
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Mar 283 min read
A Conversation With My Brain
Whilst waiting for my bagel with lox spread at the local bagel joint, I let my brain know we needed to talk.
Mar 222 min read
#WriteDecision Blog -- One Year On
On March 19, 2023, I reintroduced blogging into my life. A year later, the #WriteDecisions blog is generally hunky dory.
Mar 93 min read
Creativity Amid Chaos
Ongoing chaos does one of two things to writers. Either it provides a plethora of ideas or they jump into the rabbit hole.
Jan 113 min read
Faith And Slipper Socks: Memoir of A Memoir
My memoir "Faith and Slipper Socks" is about mental illness, late-stage diagnosis of bipolar disorder and time in a mental treatment center.
Dec 30, 20234 min read
Three Words for 2024: Pivot, Transition, Fearless
I'm incorporating three critical, life-saving words into my vocabulary. Those three words are Pivot, Transition, and Fearless.
Dec 15, 20234 min read
5 Things To Do When the Job Ends
To help you through the transition between one job and another, when money may not be coming in, here are 5 things to do.
Nov 9, 20232 min read
NaNoWriMo 2023: Week One
Over five thousand words were written in the first week of NaNoWriMo 2023. Although it should be 11,700 words, I'm not worried.
Nov 1, 20233 min read
October 2023 Progress Report
Okay, let's go. There are NaNos to prepare and WriMos to write. Precious creative time is seeping into the ether of nothingness.
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Keith Giffen and the Last Bwah-ha-ha
Keith Giffen passed away on October 9, 2023. His death left a gaping hole in the comic book world and my creative heart.
Oct 11, 20233 min read
The Internet is Out. We're All Gonna Die!
Technology has made us soft as butter. Forget Generation X, Z, or AA. We're Generation S, as in Soft.
Oct 4, 20234 min read
September 2023 Progress Report
My September 2023 was a godsend and Satan's little twist of the knife. While I can work in my "Sesame Street" underwear, it's a bit lonely.
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Writing Is Hard. So, Stop Complaining!
writing is challenging. Even those blessed with the ability get frustrated when their stories don’t make sense. That's why it's fulfilling.
Sep 13, 20233 min read
August 2023 Progress Report
August was a time of evaluation. Webster's defines the word as ... Oh, look it up yourself!
Sep 7, 20233 min read
Let's Talk About Death (Insert Laughs Here)
Like the title song to the "M*A*S*H" movie says, "Suicide is painless." On the contrary, it's painful for so many.
Aug 23, 20233 min read
For Pete's Sake. Do Something!
There are two reasons why we writers are unproductive -- procrastination and sulking. Forget those items and do something to move forward.
Aug 2, 20233 min read
July 2023 Progress Report
Hectic schedules plus hot weather made July 2023 a meh month for progress at Wooden Pants Creations.
Jul 5, 20234 min read
June 2023 Progress Report
I spent much of my adult life straightening the curves of my metaphoric roads. I wanted a clean patch of figurative blacktop.
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Don't Rain on our Parade
People bitching about the world being against them does nothing to help others working hard to achieve their writing goals.
Jun 7, 20235 min read
An Honest Discussion About AI
Everybody, calm down. Take some deep breaths. Authors think AI will produce every book, article, and content marketing article. Actually, no
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