Making time for both writing and editing requires some balancing acts. I love to write. Getting the words out of my head and onto the page and screen is exciting. But while the process tends to go fairly quickly for me, there is another step that is less fun – but necessary. Editing. I need…
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The Power of the Word Count
Word count lets me better quantify how much writing I am doing. What does a writer do? They write, of course. Over the years, I have played with being a writer. For a time, it was a hobby. Then it was an obsession. Finally, I began to move the pieces to make it into my…
What DON’T You Write?
There are things I don’t write for numerous reasons. What don’t you write? I have written many times about the variety of different things that I write about. But I never have addressed what I don’t write about. This can be applied to every genre that I work in. From fiction to non-fiction to business,…
What Can You Do When Words Fail You?
Coping with a topsy-turvy, uncertain world, it’s all too easy to have word fail you. Are you at a loss for how to approach the world right now? Oftentimes, I am. To say that we are living in “interesting” times is an understatement. What we are living in is perhaps one of the most bizarre,…
You May Be Unable to Art
And that is okay. Welcome to the post-pandemic world. There are numerous reasons why you may be unable to art. There are a lot of people, writers, painters, cooks, and other artists, who have been wildly productive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some people have been capable of getting tons of work done, and really making…
Leaving the Comfort Zone
Sharing the steps I am taking to get somewhere I desire to be – and accepting getting uncomfortable outside my comfort zone. With the coming publication of The Void Incursion – Book One – Opening Gambit, I am working on stepping out of my comfort zone on several levels. What does that mean? It means…
The Words People Choose Tell You Who They Are
I have been thinking a lot this week about the words people choose and why they decide on them. I’ve written before about how words can have multiple meanings, power and empower, and that words matter. But that’s all an oversimplification, really. Words can build or destroy. They can start and end rivalries and wars….
Why Do You Choose the Words You Use?
You get to choose the words you desire to use. Some may disbelieve, but you can have a lot of fun with words. I cannot imagine being unable to read. There are so many wonders in this world that are revealed in words that the idea of not being able to interpret them staggers me….
Sometimes Words are Elusive
Sometimes words are elusive. They are always somewhere to be found, but words can be hard. Ever have a conversation with someone and all of a sudden you cannot remember a word for something? Or sometimes you just cannot recall a name? It’s like the words are just simply gone. This is much harder in…