Bloom Where You’re Planted
What causes some writers to be successful and not others? Is it talent? Opportunity? Or just plain old luck? That’s what many people believe. When …
Your Scars Are Part of Your Story
There is a good chance that you know someone who has a tattoo, or you have one yourself. What is the purpose of a tattoo? …
You Have the Power
There are many characteristics we associate with the image of a writer, such as laid-back, creative, introverted, or imaginative. But one word we don’t usually …
Dr. Don Sanders: Analog Tools for Writers
One of the benefits of living in 2021 is that we have a wide array of digital tools for writing. There is an almost endless …
Anna McKenzie: Marketing Basics for Writers
One of the things that is a nearly universal feeling for writers is that marketing is a necessary evil. We have to endure just long …
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
One of the hardest things for any of us writers to swallow is being ignored. We work for months—or in some cases years—on a book. …
How to Kill Your Dream
Nobody intends to kill their big dream. After all, our dreams are what keep us going. We think about them day and night, we plan …
Self-Doubt is Part of the Deal
The problem with being human is that we are stuck in our own bodies. We can sense our own emotions. We are aware of what we are thinking and …
Be a Person of Value
Every writer talks about wanting success, but what does success actually mean? How do you measure it? Is it even a worthy goal in the …