Writing is weird. It’s the only hobby you can have where you make absolutely no money from it but gain instant respect from people when they find out that you do it. It doesn’t matter if you’ve published zero short stories or a hundred. It doesn’t matter if you’ve spent twenty years “working on a […]
Why Writing Is So Cool
The other day I talked about why writing should be fun. But like I said, sadly, sometimes it’s just not fun at all and once writing becomes “work” enjoyment might fall faster than my 403(b) plan did last week. So even though it may not always be fun, one thing writing will always be is […]
Writing is supposed to be fun, no?
So if you ask my wife what I do for fun she’d probably think about it for a little bit, and then say something like “well, he writes and blogs. But I don’t know if he really has any fun doing it.” Maybe I shouldn’t be speaking for the lovely lady, and maybe that isn’t […]
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Set a Goal
So it’s a new month. And, really, it’s a great month. September is one of those where the heat finally starts fading away and the awesomeness of fall starts creeping in, although in this part of the state, we had a pretty nice August with lots of days in the 70s and 80s. Anyhow, I […]
Write Every Day (More or Less)
I’m tempted to write another “look at me, I’m so busy” post, but I’ll spare you the pain of having to read that. Instead I want to talk a little about what kind of writing I do on those “look at me” days. No matter how busy (or flat out exhausted) I maybe be, I […]
Declutter Your Writing
We’ve got a pretty small house. And with three young kids, it’s full of stuff. And by that I mean I’d post a picture of our living room floor, but that might give you the impression that I live in a family of hoarders. Fortunately, my wife has taken on the task of decluttering. It’s […]
Keeping busy chasing the dream
Dreams are what keep us alive. Once you stop dreaming–once you no longer have anything to shoot for–you stop living. Anyone reading this blog knows that my goal (my “dream”, if you will) is to make it as a professional writer. Anyhow, in a recent post I talked about my writing goals for the rest […]
One Big Goal to Reach by the End of the Year
I say over and over how important it is to set concrete written goals with a deadline if you want to achieve success. The problem is I don’t always follow my own advice. That’s not entirely true; I do set daily and weekly writing goals, but I often get so caught on up the short-term, […]
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