Honor Creativity by Doing the Work
Artists need to honor creativity by doing the work. In other words, stop saying you'll write a book. Sit your butt down and write it.
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May 93 min read
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.
Apr 253 min read
Publishing 100b: Self-Publishing
Self-publishing isn't a new concept developed by Amazon. However, they took it to the next level and set the stage for a revolution.
Apr 184 min read
Publishing 100a: Traditional Presses
In Publishing 100a, we look at traditional presses. What are they, how do they work, and how do you get work book published with them.
Apr 53 min read
Publishing 100: The Publishing Models
There are four publishing methods in today's writing world. We delve into the traditional, independent, hybrid, and vanity versions.
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 13 min read
Three Ways Zombies and Writers Are Similar
If writers could sit zombie down for some tea and raw flesh, they'd find a great deal in common with animated corpses.
Feb 232 min read
Disavow Your Writing Disbelief
"All things are possible for one who believes," Jesus says. it's a small lesson in believing in your power to change things.
Feb 153 min read
Writer's Block Is Bull Feces
There's no such thing as writer's block. Now, let's move to the next subject: Publisher's Clearing House is a front for the Illuminati.
Feb 83 min read
Adventures in Unemployment
It's the waiting that gets to you.
Waiting for job applications, LOIs, and unemployment payments.
Jan 193 min read
Portrait Of A Young Man at 55
In the end, I think reaching the double nickel is more important than hitting the big 5-0. Some of them are discussed in today's article.
Jan 43 min read
Compassionate Authoring
There are few communities out there more close-knit than that of writers. We support each other throughout the writing process.
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.
Dec 7, 20232 min read
Support Your Local Authors
On average, nearly four million books are released annually. At least three million come from local authors.
Dec 1, 20233 min read
NaNoWriMo 2023: Week Four
21,140 is a respectable total of words written. Truth be told, it's the biggest amount created on digital parchment in a while.
Nov 25, 20231 min read
NaNoWriMo 2023: Week Three
A total of 15,046 words, which is a significant jump. I'd like to thank the typing class I took in my sophomore year of high school.
Nov 16, 20232 min read
NaNoWriMo 2023: Week Two
8,164 words. I should be at 25,000 in the challenge. The thing is, I have to take the kids to school, ensure I smell okay.
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.
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