There are certain qualities we prize in the writing world. One of them is knowledge. It seems like we should know what we are getting ourselves into, right? Who respects a writer who seems aloof and doesn’t know what’s going on? Another quality we prize is humility. Surely we don’t want to become one of … Read more
Have you ever stopped to wonder why we sometimes don’t do the things we really want to do? Maybe you have wanted to write a book, start a business as a writer, or work toward some other goal that’s important to you. We can all think of times when we have shrunk back and didn’t … Read more
One of the most famous movies of all time, and what many consider to be the greatest movie of all time, is 1941’s Citizen Kane, starring Orson Welles. While it is certainly a great movie, and one of my personal favorites, it tends to overshadow Welles’ other great movies. One of them is The Third … Read more
It’s not unusual for writers to remain hidden. There is something about writing that attracts people who don’t want to be on camera, on stage, or behind a microphone. The writing world is also home to many ghostwriters, who by definition are hidden behind someone else’s name. And then there are novelists, who create characters … Read more
It’s scary to start a writing project. But you know what’s even scarier? Finishing it. To finish means to publish and to put your work out there in the world for others to judge and critique. The thought of people judging your work is just too much for some writers to handle. So, they accumulate … Read more