The Excitement of One Book Series Ending + Another Nearly Ending
This is exciting because reaching the ending of a series is new for me. Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash Back in 1997 or so, I was sitting at my…
Writing for NaNoWriMo? I Have Advice to Share from Personal Experience
November 1 kicks off National Novel Writer’s Month (NaNoWriMo). Photo by Lucian Novosel on Unsplash If you are a writer in need of a kick in the pants – or…
Would Any of My Ideas Be Something Worth Sharing?
Maybe the better question is why wouldn’t my ideas be worth sharing? Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash I have a lot of different things going through my head.…
Is One of the Ancient 9 Your Personal Creative Muse?
I sometimes wonder which – if any – of the muses speaks to me. The Nine Muses by Carlos Dorrien. Photo by MJ Blehart. The muse is upon me! I…
Do I Make a Fresh New Play for the Traditional Publishing World?
This question of publishing – self or traditional – might not be one and done. Photo by RetroSupply on Unsplash For a time, in the late 90s, I had a…
With Only a Few Readers, Can I Still Call Myself a Writer?
Do readers make the writer? I’d bet I am not the only one who ponders this. Photo by Vivi Bzk on Unsplash First and foremost – thank you. Thank you…
Should I Write for Free? Is There a Justification Why?
Being expected to create art or write for free to “get seen” is a slippery slope. Photo by MJ Blehart Many years ago, a local magazine in the town I…
Is it Helpful Seeing Distractions as Either Good or Bad?
Some distractions are good while others get in the way. Photo by Gigi on Unsplash Today has not been a good writing day. I’ve been distracted by a bad distraction…
Some Pitfalls for the Self-Published
All self-published authors are up against a few pitfalls. Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash To my knowledge, the advantage to getting published traditionally (in addition to them doing marketing)…
Learning from Fiction
Just because it's fiction doesn’t mean we can’t learn from it. Photo by Chris Benson on Unsplash Despite primarily reading and writing sci-fi and fantasy, my all-time favorite work of…
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