Rules Gleaned from Mom for Creativity, Fun, and Writing

Rules Gleaned from Mom for Creativity, Fun, and Writing

Recently I went through my late mother’s old and bulging recipe box — I remember it well from my childhood. It held a magical appeal for me, maybe because it was kept far from my reach on the top shelf of the pantry. Inside, it had family treasures that were collected...

Seasons of Change and Challenge

Seasons of Change and Challenge

Is it just me? Despite the world beginning to open back up a bit after Covid, and let’s face it — another challenging year — as we inch back to some sense of normalcy, this Christmas season has been challenging. Such a whirlwind of busyness and catching up that it has...

Dash those Expectations!

Dash those Expectations!

As the holiday season approaches, so does the pressure to have everything be “perfect,” that is, according the script in your head. Just the right gifts, guests, parties, decorations, celebrations, and so forth. It can cause a tremendous amount of needless stress and...

Covey, Cloud, and a Clue to Better Writing

Covey, Cloud, and a Clue to Better Writing

“Efficiency with people is ineffective. With people, fast is slow and slow is fast,”Stephen R. Covey “Efficiency with people is ineffective. With people, fast is slow and slow is fast,” said the ever-quotable Stephen R. Covey. It’s not only good advice for...

Dispelling Publishing Myths

Dispelling Publishing Myths

First, forget everything you or your friends, your mother-in-law, popular movies or late night TV commercials may have depicted or encouraged you to assume or expect concerning the process, timing or revenues available through publishing a book.You will not get rich...

Requirements for Writing a Book

Requirements for Writing a Book

As a child I read the classic book Little Women and it gave me a romanticized vision in my head of what being an author would be like: a little outside the norm, with frequent bouts of self-exile pleasantly spent in the attic writing and getting great satisfaction and...

Are you a writer? Do you write?

Are you a writer? Do you write?

We're all storytellers. Stories give color, meaning and occasionally sense to our lives. Do you do some kind of writing or other creative work as part of your job? Emails? Blogs? Presentations? Reports? Strategy development? Reviews? Do you consider yourself to be a...

Fractured Focus

Fractured Focus

"If you want to be a writer you must do two things above all others. Read a lot and write a lot."Stephen King If you've ever struggled with your writing, you may have wondered, “Did Stephen King start out like this?” (If you're not a horror movie or sci-fi fan you can...