As I write, it is mid-morning, and already I have accomplished quite a bit. I’ve dusted, enjoyed a short workout, swept the kitchen floor, put away the clean dishes, and removed some junk from the basement. It must be drafting day. If you laughed at the previous line … you…
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It is hard to believe it has been over a month since my last post. In that entry, I shared how my life—including my writing—has changed in light of my wife’s recent passing to her eternal home. Perhaps it shouldn’t surprise me that it’s been over a month since I…
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When I began this blog, I envisioned it as a place where I could connect with readers and offer a peek behind the curtain at my current books and future projects. So, it is primarily an extension of my writing that I use to grow and engage my reader base.…
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This week I had an epiphany. Then, as I noodled with the fruit of my brilliant “aha” moment, I found that my next-level insight could be best described as … Obvious. What a letdown! I went from “Yes! That’s it!” to “What took me so long to see it?” in…
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As a relatively new writer, I am learning on the go. Not just about the craft of writing, but about the whole process: drafting, editing, revising, fact-checking, publishing, distributing, and … marketing. Marketing. I am not made for marketing. This isn’t something that I have learned on my writing journey.…
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I have encountered an interesting struggle in the few short years that I have been writing. When God inspires me to write, words flow easily. When client demand is robust, my days are sometimes full enough to turn away paying work. The struggle is, I cannot create either of these…