My high school English teachers never thought I would amount to much, but I showed them! Here’s what I did…
Comments closedWorks for me EVERY TIME! This is way too simple. After you read it, you will want your money back. “It’s so simple, it’s stupid,” you will tell me. OK. Suit yourself. Get up. Watch the news. Start writing. That’s it. Don’t over-complicate it. Take a look at life. It will make you laugh or cry, bring you up or down, but it won’t leave you alone. Some of your fellow peeps are goofy. Some…
Comments closedWe were wonderin’ where you were… It is so good to see you. One of our jobs here on the ranch is to bring stories into this world. They multiply, and we try to raise them right. We study the art of writing and sometimes the art of writing for Medium. We always have time to study how to make money with our writing. Or more money than we’re making now. Having as many acres…
Comments closedWell, it’s the second week of 2022. Holidays, family visits, and snow have left the first week in shambles. My perennial first resolution of each year has become to forgive myself. OK, moving on. You guys who know me understand what a huge proponent I am of taking things one step at a time. Baby steps. A bite at a time. Incrementalism. The way I am coming to deal with both my new resolutions and…
Comments closed60 Index Cards Equal a Book What Is It? I used to be a pantser. I wrote my books and stories by the seat of my pants. After doing that for many years, I started to realize the value of an outline. When I was in a sales field, I started my career anew every month. The previous month closed, and the next one started fresh. I was waking up in a new world…
Comments closedHow long would it take you to write a novel? How about a non-fiction book? Would it take you six months? A year? Maybe even longer? While you can’t rush the great American novel, there is something to be said about the speed you write. It could be better. E-mail Updates Subscription with Gift Card Prize Drawings Monthly Publishers have deadlines. Readers have expectations. You may lose a few fans if they’re eagerly awaiting…
Comments closedPhoto by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Start a Blog 3 Steps To Start A Blog Easily In Less Than an Hour OK, you know you are a writer, but you are stuck in park and can’t figure out the best way to start writing without giving up your regular life. You don’t have to tackle it head-on. You can slide into it sideways to begin. E-mail Updates Subscription with Gift Card Prize Drawings Monthly Today…
Comments closedUpdated May 13, 2019. Thanks to Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for this title, but the actual concept goes way on into the past. Some things are constant. They don’t change. Practice may not make “perfect,” but it sure does make “better.” Practice riding a bicycle. Practice your golf stroke. Read Malcolm Gladwell’s The Outliers. Whatever you do a lot improves a lot. If you see yourself as a writer, you need to write a…
Comments closedEverybody says it. You have to write every day. Keep a journal. Get a little book of blank paper that you paid a fortune for, and start doodling in it. Make one page say WRITE HERE in big, red, 3-D letters and an arrow pointing to a replica of a moon. Glue sparkles, if needed. Before long you have spent your money and your time without writing a word. But you are trendy. I am…
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