I got published today. It's a short story, but it is in print. I'd like to read it before I promote it, but probably will soon... What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I did...

I don't remember if I forgot to write this, or if I was just too tired. Today is the eleventh. Yesterday I was worn down to a nub. I went to meet with some other writers and didn't get home until...

I'm wishing I'd gotten this done earlier in the day. It's 10:15 p.m. now. There's a combine crawling through the corn outside. My view will be much different tomorrow morning. The corn...

Today I decided to have a do-over. My planner has gotten so cluttered that I simply dread looking at it. So, I made a Walmart run... What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I did...

Today was a slow moving day, but maybe I accomplished more than I know... Nearly two years ago, I signed up for a membership for Project 24 with the goal of developing my own website. Life got...

Today is my typical day off. I hope I had yesterday off, too. (I'm posting this Friday to try and squeeze a two-day weekend away from writing in). What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I...

I'm pre-posting this, because I'm determined to take a real two-day weekend from writing. What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I probably did Day 279 of the 100 Words a Day Writing...

Today I found out that my first published piece goes to print tomorrow, but somehow I was too tired to even celebrate... I am grateful, though. What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a...

The more I become "like a writer" the more likely I become to not post this. It's the 4th - I forgot... What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I did Day 277 of the 100 Words a Day...

It's been a day of big decisions. To me, even small decisions are a big deal, because I am decidedly indecisive... What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I did Day 275 of the 100...

Well, it's 9:18 p.m., but I feel kind of justified in staring at my screen this long, because I finally managed to get a "subscribe section" set up on this site. I decided to bite the bullet and...

Today is my day off, so this is pre-posted. What Did I Accomplish Today to Be a Writer? I probably did Day 273 of the 100 Words a Day Writing Challenge 2024 through L.A. Writers' Lab, and...

When I started this website and began uploading images to my posts, I was told, "Don't worry about that box that says "Alt Text for Image", it doesn't matter; but I have since learned that it does...

In my last episode, I told you about my dad’s announcement, back in March of 2023:  He’d determined that once my mom died, he’d sell the house they’d bought together forty-eight years...

Episode One in the Saga of The Cruise that Left a Bruise - The Backstory... I believe it was March 18th of last year that my dad told me he planned to take a trip around the world.  I had...

Despite the advent of Artificial Intelligence, there are many people who love to write and don't want that skill taken away by the likes of Chat GPT. For many of us, turning to AI as a writing...

A lot of people in the literary industry are concerned that Artificial Intelligence will replace real writers in all realms of writing; but storytelling may be an exception to that, at least for...

When I first heard of Chat GPT, I wondered if it would be bias toward one view or another on any given topic; but I soon found out that at this point in history (June 24th, 2023), the artificial...

“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”- Napoleon Hill Finishing the first draft of a short story or a manuscript is a strange, almost otherworldly sensation,...

Facing the Challenge of Getting More Done in a Day as a Writer Writing is a creative endeavor; but to make it a realistic achievement (or career), efficiency is a key component. We each have...

My uncle Danny used to say, "I like to get up early and enjoy the day before everybody else gets up and ruins it." I can still remember steam streaking down his dining room windows, and how the...

1. Set a Timer and Sit Down to Write It is easy for me to spend an hour in my head, listing the reasons I don't have time to write. I'm trying to get in the habit of setting aside at least one...

Some things to consider before you brand your face, business, or book... Branding, Clickbait, or a Sincere Question? 6/29/2023 I'm thinking there will be three reasons people would click...

June 27th, 2023 Warning - I'm purposefully not editing this post (even though I just went back and respelled warning)... I just set my timer for fifty-nine minutes, determined to sit down and...

June 14th, 2023 I still don't talk to "Siri" or "Alexa", so when I heard about this "Chad" guy, I didn't think much about it; until somebody started to explain that "he" can write anything in...

June 7th, 2023 - Post #87 I have finally opened my computer for the first time in I don't know how many days. I came across this post from a month and a day ago that I didn't finish. It is still...