The Fountain of Youth
For well over two thousand years, people have searched for the Fountain of Youth, a magical spring that would reverse the aging of anyone who …
Let Those Books Go
The creative life is not just about accumulating good things. It’s also about knowing when to let them go. Consider the books on your shelf. …
Are Your Emotions Telling You the Truth?
Humans are emotional creatures. We like to believe we do things based on reason and logic. Yet if you stop and examine your actions, you’ll …
Appreciate This Moment
In the classic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, we meet Dorothy, a teenage girl who dreams of a life “somewhere over the rainbow.” She’s …
Fiction Author Troy Lambert on Using Plottr to Improve Your Storytelling
No matter what type of books or content you write, you are a storyteller. Fiction, memoir, business books, blog posts, podcasts, children’s books, you name …
Uncovering the Pearl Inside
You were born with a gift. You can think of it as a beautiful white pearl. This gift, this pearl, is meant to be shared …
Breathe, Just Breathe
When you look at your task list, you have messages to answer, deadlines to meet, material to write. It all feels like it needs to …
What You See is What You Get
The acronym WYSIWYG stands for “what you see is what you get.” It refers to a computer interface where the content you see on screen …
This is What Professionals Do
We writers love to create stories. And why not? There is something fun about creating a fantasy world, living in it for a while, and …