Words matter. So does the intent, action, and implications when you choose them. I have something of a love affair with words. As a child, I was a voracious reader. I loved having books to read, and I always enjoyed picking up something new to expand my knowledge and imagination. I started to write my…
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Thoughts Made Manifest
When all is said and done that’s what words are. The depth of this can be surreal. Thoughts are often abstract, complex, and mixed. They are unclear and tend to be varied in more ways than one. When thoughts get blended with feelings it adds a whole other layer of complexity. There are times when…
Do I Find the Words or Do the Words find Me?
One of the ongoing challenges of writing. The words sometimes come really easily. You sit at the keyboard or with a pen and paper, and BOOM there are words. Other times, this is far more challenging. Even when you complete the work, sometimes it’s amazing awesomeness, and other times you’re like, “Really? Where did this…
Ramping up Production – Writing during NaNoWriMo.
With November in full swing, so too is National Novel Writer’s Month (NaNoWriMo). If you are unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo, it is an annual challenge to write a 50,000-word novelette in 30 days. To help with this process there is a whole website where you can track your progress and receive badges and encouragement for the…
What you Write Matters
Be mindful that what you write matters. Why you should give consideration to words and phrases you use whether you share your work or not. It is all too easy to fall in love with your words. I know that I have certain words that I use a lot. Some are completely useful to a…
Wrestling Words into Submission
Wrestling words into submission can be interesting. Sometimes the words come easily, and sometimes they require a nearly physical effort. As a writer, words are my stock in trade. I sit at my keyboard and type away, and put into the world a new fictional story, self-help and personal development ideas, inspiration, motivation, philosophy, or…
Musings on Being a Writer
Calling myself a writer is only the beginning. As most of you know, I am a writer. I have been a writer for nearly four decades now. Sure, there were pauses in between, and there were times when I wasn’t writing along the way. But then I realized that writing is my calling. In the…
Wrestling Words into Submission
A recent post on Facebook a friend put up asked us to describe our day job, but make it sound evil. My response? Words must be wrestled into submission. Like a snake in the grass, bad grammar slithers silently through, hoping to slay the otherwise sensible paragraphs. Why yes, I am a content editor in…
Why Write? Shared Inspiration.
Why write? I write because there are worlds in my head that I feel the need to share. These worlds and characters have been swirling about for most of life. It began with sci-fi when I was nine. I called it Wildfire. Fifty pages, handwritten and illustrated…a world where a mad scientist invents robots that…
Sharing My Love of the Written Word for the Holidays
I have always been a fan of the written word. I started reading at a young age, and when my family began to get shaken up, I think I probably escaped into books a lot. Writing has always come easily to me. Genre, topic, doesn’t entirely matter to me. When I get to put words…
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