A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Over-Preparing?
As I write this, I’m getting ready to attend my first in-person writers conference in two years. I have…
June 6, 2021-
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
What Do You Write?
It’s almost SWCS, or Summer Writers Conference Season, for those of you who don’t know. I attended my first…
May 6, 2021 -
Romancing Your StoryHumoring Your Romance
I always say that a book that can make me laugh and cry is an outstanding book that will…
March 23, 2021 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
What to Write?
It was Sunday. I woke up fairly early (that’s 8 or 8:30 for me) and looked at the date.…
February 6, 2021 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
What Was Your Childhood Dream?
“God hears and remembers your childhood dreams.” I read this phrase on a social media post by author Angela…
January 6, 2021 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
National (What?) Month
As you are reading this, it is December, the last month in the slog that has been 2020. Many…
December 6, 2020 -
Guest Posts10 Tips to Ruin Your Book and Lose Your Readership
Writing your book should be something that the author finds interesting. However, in the long run, you aren’t writing the…
November 21, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Journaling, Journaling Through the Year
Happy Journalversary to me! Yes, I made up a word, but, as I write this post, it’s a very…
November 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Write What You Know
They say to write what you know. Have you ever wondered who they are? I think they are the…
October 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Bam! Pow! Zap! Batman and Clever Writing
During my senior year of college, I took a class called “Psychology of Advertising,” taught by a first-time adjunct…
September 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Oh, Happy Day(s)
Thank God for retro television channels. I never pictured myself as a “golden oldie.” I used to cringe whenever…
August 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
We put on a Show And Saved the Day!
I remember watching a Carol Burnett Show sketch that spoofed the old Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland musicals. You know the…
July 10, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Top Self-Quarantine Bestsellers?
So, how’s life going, y’all? As I write this post, our country has been in pandemic lockdown for over…
June 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
You Released a Book WHEN?
I released a book during a pandemic. What’s new with you? I waited years upon years to see a…
May 6, 2020 -
Writer EncouragementToo Distracted
These days, I frequently see my social media contacts expressing the same sentiment: “I’m too distracted to write.” In…
April 11, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
From Almost to Real
What if you write for a website called “Almost An Author” and then you actually get a book contract?…
April 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Let’s go to Camp
I never went to camp as a child. For a variety of reasons, it wasn’t my thing. Even though…
March 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Goals . . . We Have Goals
It is the dawn of a new year, even a new decade, and people are talking about goals. I…
January 6, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
What Do I Want To Be?
As I am writing this, it is the week of Thanksgiving. I am moving. My wife and I coordinate…
December 6, 2019 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Journal This
I bought a guided journal a month ago, and I have written in it every day thereafter. I deserve…
November 6, 2019 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
A Comma Here, A Comma There
I spent the better part of yesterday evening, into the night, grading analysis essays. As I marked up the…
October 6, 2019 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
You Are . . .
Your not going to like what I say. You might feel like pulling you’re hair out. I am assuming…
September 6, 2019 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Don’t Quit Your Daydream
I was ministered to by a bathroom cup a while back. One day I was getting ready for work…
August 6, 2019 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)Laugh It Off!
After my accident, I learned one of the hardest lessons of my life. It wasn’t a new lesson, just…
March 29, 2019 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Building It Up
If I have learned anything from writers conferences and other instruction, it’s that writers like me need a platform—a…
March 6, 2019
