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The Year In Review: Cheers to 2019
The year in review. 2019. Wow. I’d like to say I’ve achieved every goal I set for myself but that would be a lie. I didn’t. In fact, most of the big goals were not reached. Disappointed? You bet I am. Discouraged to try again, most certainly not. We need to be honest...
Battling Writer’s Block During NaNoWriMo
When the words won’t flow and you're battling writer’s block during NaNoWriMo, it's easy to throw in the towel and quit. Stop. Don't. It happens to us all at some point or another. The words are the writers tools. Without them the stories don’t get written. They are...
Books & the Power to Change the World
I'll never understand people who don't like to reading books. They're missing out on experiences that are beyond their reach. They're depriving themselves of different worlds, emotions, cultures, customs, truths, and growth. Simply put, they're missing out. Growth is...
NaNoWriMo: Writing, Books & November Update
Day 3 of NaNoWriMo and whilst I'd like to say I'm on a roll, I can't. I've met my daily quota on the first two days but nowhere near as much as I'd secretly hoped to. I can write fast but I'm working on trying to write well at the same time. Today was a tough slog....
Power Up The Remainder of 2019
With only two months of 2019 left, it's hard to imagine that we are ending one decade and entering the new one. It's the 20's baby. Bring back The Great Gatsby, chic vintage flapper dresses, head bands, bobbed hair , an air of elegance and pulp fiction. Pulp fiction...
NaNoWriMo 2019: Yes, You Can Write a Novel in a Month
NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month, a well known time of year for many writers around the world with over 400,000 participants in 2018. 50,000 words. 30 days. 1667 words per day. Could you do it?The purpose of NaNoWriMo isn't to write a saleable book in 30...
In Extremis: A Book Review
Crazy. Brave. Inspiring. Reckless. Extraordinary. These are only a few words you could use to describe the incredible war correspondent, Marie Colvin. But words would not do her justice. In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin. The first...
Your Life is Not a To-Do List
You never know when inspiration is going to hit and waiting for it is like suicide for your writing career. Inspiration strikes are like shooting stars. They don't come around nearly as often as we'd like. Revelations are similar. You can't just ask for a revelation...
The Art & Craft of Sentence Writing
As writers, our job is to form sentences on a page. Put words together that make coherent sense and create a story that enthrals, entertains, inspires and at times, offends. Sentences are powerful - both spoken and written. They can do as much good as they can do...