How Journaling Benefits a Writer

Have you ever written something just for the heck of it? Chances are most people have not because writing is not an activity that everyone enjoys. From the time I was twelve years old, I have journaled. Back then I called it a diary. I don’t see keeping a diary and keeping a journal as …

10 Apps Every Writer Needs

Next to my laptop, my phone is a blessing when it comes to my writing. To others, a phone is a hindrance. Playing games or watching videos on YouTube keep you from doing what you really need to be doing. These two examples are the reason a writer needs these ten apps on their phone. …

The Zen of Book Launch

Procrastination should be my middle name, maybe even my first name. If I can find something to read or do other than writing, I do. However, this time procrastination found me this wonderful book called Book Launch by Chandler Bolt. Remember the book called How to Make an Extra $1000 a Month Writing eBooks by …

Why Chris Kyle’s Story Matters

Today is Chris Kyle Day in Texas. That may not matter to you if you don’t live in Texas, which I don’t. However, Chris Kyle is a hero, and he should be recognized for his achievements as the greatest American sniper. Exactly two years ago today, Kyle was murdered by a fellow veteran he was …

The Zen of Side Hustle Blueprint

Have you ever wanted a step-by-step book about how to write an eBook and had no idea how to start? Well, let me tell you about a helpful eBook I found by accident. Lisa Cartwright has a couple of books out there as a series — the Side Hustle Blueprint. I read the second one, …

The Great Writer Hoax

We are in the third full week of the new year, and I have already blown my writer goals. Yes, that’s right. How does that happen? I know exactly how it happens. I feel like I am doing the great writer hoax. I mean I am not doing as I said I would so doesn’t …

How to Set Writer Goals

For a couple of weeks now, I have thought about my writing goals for this year. I even joined other writers in a Facebook event hoping to get some ideas. I know what I want to do this year. Or, at least, I think I do. I feel the need to write them down in …

5 Writer Resolutions for the New Year

Every year we all think of resolutions, or things we want to do better, in the new year. We write down a couple of things, like lose weight or get a better job or quit a bad habit. Sometimes the resolutions are things we have no intentions of doing. Other times we do a resolution …

10 Things Every Writer Needs

Are you looking for that perfect gift for the writer in your life? As a writer myself, I appreciate things that help me. Buying for a writer is fairly easy when you think about what they need to be a good and healthy writer. You can get a variety of things for whatever suits your …

How to be a Writer While You Work Another Job

From the time I was twelve years old, I have wanted to be a writer. The question of why I wanted to be a writer never really came up. Well, maybe because I love sharing my words. I communicate better with written words rather than spoken words. Writing provided me with a way to vent …

7 Ways to be Thankful

This year hasn’t been an easy one for me. It’s one of those years that I am ready for it to be over. Have you ever had one of those years? Everything that could happen did. While I won’t go into details here, the people closest to me know the circumstances. As Thanksgiving approaches, I …

How to Take Charge of Your Writer’s Block

Back in April I published my second fiction novel. I had published the first one in June 2013 so I wasn’t too upset with myself for the length of time between novels. Writer’s block has gotten me, though. No matter how hard I try to motivate myself to do some writing I can’t get going. …