A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Taming the Inner Copyeditor
“Your the best!” “Let’s go over their.” “The Smith’s” Are you cringing? I am. Welcome to my world. Am…
March 6, 2024-
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Confessions of a Writers Conference Junkie
We are coming upon the time of the year I call “conference season,” when most writers conferences are held.…
February 7, 2024 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Diving Deeper in a New Year
It’s the dawn of a new year, so it’s time to reevaluate our lives and make resolutions we are…
January 4, 2024 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Go Tell Your Story
Storytelling has the power to touch people deep in their souls. I should know, as I have experienced the…
December 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Of Miners and Light
Several years ago, I portrayed a coal miner in a community play, and it opened my eyes to some…
November 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
It’s Only A season
Currently, here in my “neck of the woods” as we call it in Eastern Kentucky, we are in the…
October 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Where’s the Light?
There’s a story of a family whose electricity went out one night. The various children tried to maneuver in…
September 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Sunnyside Up
“Walking on Sunshine” “You are my Sunshine” “Keep on the Sunny Side” Okay, which one are you singing right…
August 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Trust the Process?
Recently I was going through some old documents and found a piece about the writing process. It was similar…
July 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Camp Write-A-Lot
I never attended summer camp as a kid. Don’t feel sorry for me, as, back then, it was something…
June 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Hangin’ Tough in the Hallway
“Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.” This phrase has become quite popular over the…
May 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Gallant or Goofus Writer?
I was an early reader and gobbled up anything I could get my hands on to read, from library…
April 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
What Should I Be Writing?
The other day I was driving and thinking. That can be a scary combination, but I allowed my mind…
March 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
WRTR, UR SPECIAL
Ahhh, Valentine’s Day . . . the holiday of love. Does it make you have warm feelings? Or queasy,…
February 7, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
You Saw My Book Where?
For years, I dreamed of being an author and seeing my name on a book in a real-live bookstore.…
January 6, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Capturing That Little Idea
The turkey is gone and here come the reindeer. December is a busy month and not even writers are…
December 9, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
At the Finish Line
As I write this post, I am nearing the finish line. I am not a runner—not by any means.…
October 6, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
An Ode to ______ship
Summer is ending, and that means teachers like me (and maybe you) are getting ready to go back to…
August 6, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Are You Missing Number Six?
My daughter and I recently visited a discount bookstore–a writer’s happy place. It became even happier when we discovered…
July 6, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Syrup, Anyone?
One thing I always tell budding writers, both in my classes at school and in my role as a…
June 6, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Win Friends, Impress People, Choke Up
In this space before, I have mentioned the importance of meeting new people and developing new relationships at writers…
April 6, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Lest We Forget . . .
I am Almost an Author “original member,” writing for this blog since it began; I am not even sure…
March 6, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
MIstaken Identity
The other day, I was reading a book from reputable publisher and noticed a mistake—a misspelling of a fairly…
February 6, 2022 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Callings
“Why me, Lord?” This question was something I often asked when I first felt called to write, and I…
December 6, 2021 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life, Uncategorized
Pray and Submit
The text came while my wife and I were traveling home from an out-of-town doctor’s appointment. “I’m doing a…
November 6, 2021
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