Category: Writing Life

For Beginning Writers – My Writing is Awful!

Of course it is. So is mine. This might be a great time to purchase a copy of Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird and read…

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For Beginning Writers – How to Keep Writing

You’ve written every day for two weeks, 30 minutes each day. You’re on a roll. You’ve moved from your notebook to your laptop. You’ve also…

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For Beginning Writers – How to Start?

You desire to write. You have a story to tell. How do you start?  I’ll tell you how I started. Go get a notebook and…

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The Death Scene

I’ve been at a couple of deathbeds over the years, visiting family, attempting to comfort or joining in small talk to provide an emotional and…

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Abandon Comparison

It is our nature to compare. It’s undeniably human. We compare everything. We compare restaurants, movies, cars, and jobs. We compare this weekend to last,…

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