Writers On Writing

And why do I always do this when I am so close to the finishing line? — Are you more of a tortoise than a hare when you are racing to meet a goal? Do you run for all your life is worth like the hare, or do you meander slowly but purposefully like the tortoise? I still haven’t decided which one I am but the month…

And where I’m focusing my writing efforts — If you’ve followed my writing journey over the past year, you know that I was an early fan of Simily. The Simily Spotlight Simily is doing some work to promote writersadvocateandy.medium.com I was drawn to the platform because it was initially focused on creative writing — and especially fiction. I love Medium, but the platform is not exactly known to be…

Who would YOU include in a pack of cards featuring twelve American Authors? — Ages ago, one of my children gave me a pack of “American Authors” cards, knowing that I love to read. Somehow, we never played with these cards. Recently, though, Eldest Daughter pulled them out of a drawer and began calling out the author names to test whether I knew who…

My views on dropping the F bomb To swear or not to swear I grew up in a non-swearing family. …

How you can get published for writing and get paid for it, too! — Get published and paid for writing jobs is the topic of my blog today. If getting published and getting paid for your writings sounds good to you, then read on because this article’s made with you (fellow writers) in mind. As a freelance writer, I have always loved writing as…

Like, whatever man Hi, I’m from the Generation known as “X”. We spent much of our youth plotting how to be slackers as long as humanly possible. Triers were majorly uncool. We wanted to be Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice (then Heathers then Reality Bites and pretty much everything she did…

Is that a record eligible for The Guinness Book of Records? When I was a child, I was captivated by factual books. I remember that this wasn’t encouraged, particularly. But I loved reading about inventions and noticing how things got created by accident. That was a great lesson for me. I mean the idea that by chance, by breaking rules, or…