Authors with Day Jobs
Many authors have day jobs. Actually, to be more accurate, most have day jobs. There are only a small percentage of all authors in the U.S. who earn enough money from their writing to support themselves. You…
10 Reasons a Challenge Will Benefit You
It’s November and for anyone in the know, this is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). A whole month focused on writing at least 50,000 words during a challenge that’s been tackled by authors for over 20 years.…
5 things I learned about forming morning habits
Are you a morning person? How good are you at forming, and keeping, habits? Of course, I’m talking about good habits. Bad habits are a completely different topic. I’m not really a morning person, so I have…
Quarterly update: The Momentum is Gaining
I’ll remember the third quarter of this year for two reasons: first, because it was the longest summer I can remember, with high temps starting early and continuing even into fall, and second, because of what I…
31 ways to improve your daily life
Fun fact: there are officially 100 more days left for the year. What will you do with the remaining days of the year so you can say you ended the year strong? I’m the type who doesn’t…
9 Quotes to help you Scatter Joy
A few years ago, I received a gift from a friend. I believe it was a birthday gift and she included a few items just to make me smile. One of those gifts happened to be a small box…
The #1 thing writing has taught me
When I decided to finally relent to my passion and begin writing “for real” a number of years ago, I really didn’t know what I was getting myself in to. Sure I loved to write. Of course…
How to Stay Positive in a Negative World
Staying positive in a negative world…How do some people do it? You know the ones…the individuals who always seem to have a smile on their face. Or the ones who have the strength to continuously fight against…
Are you productive or just busy?
We’re nearing the end of the first quarter for 2021, a good time to take stock of the progress of our goals and of our time. Whether it’s time well spent, or on the flip-side, time lost…
What I would say to my teenage-self
If you’re like me, in the 50-something age bracket, you’ll know what I mean when I say as I get older I tend to let the ages blur together so that I forget how old I am.…
