Disguised as a writer’s journey, a sabbatical from life, I am currently out of the country, avoiding commitment to the craft that brought me to this hidey-hole of an AirBnB. I am anchored here by my goal to retreat deliberately into the books I have written, but never edited, never published. The lurking question is…
While scrolling through Twitter a couple of years ago, I stopped to read an interesting post by an Australian songwriter. He called himself SpaceMarch, and at the time he had 252,000 Twitter followers (nice). Other than working with words, I didn’t know how much I’d have in common with a guy who writes lyrics for…
In January every year, by some unwritten decree, we all beat ourselves up over our past behavior and set goals for improvement—things like “be kinder to my neighbor, even when he lets his dog poop on my lawn” or “learn Chinese even though I hate Chinese food and I’ll probably never visit China” or “become…
As I mentioned last month here on the blog, I think more writers should consider the traditional publishing option. I won’t list all my disclaimers each and every time, but please know that I fully realize you might make more money and might find readers a whole lot more quickly if decide to self-publish. I…
Whether you prefer the Kelly Clarkson or Amy Grant version, I encourage you to take a moment as you read this, a pause for reflection and childlike dreaming. What are you wishing for in the coming year? I’ll go first. No more deadlines unmet, all the offers I can get. And time would somehow freeze,…