PinnedNot Like My FatherA poem. — My father and I are not close But I am too much like him to not be The parts of him I hate Show up everyday inside me I wonder who I’ve become When I wasn’t raised by him I only lived in his world Been made to live by…Poem2 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·PinnedHow to overcome your Writing ExcusesStop making excuses and start writing. — In an effort to make myself write more I listed my writing excuses and then tried to debunk them. I have this list posted everywhere and I think it has helped. If you are having trouble being consistent with your writing maybe you should make your own list. _________________________________ Why…Writing4 min read
May 31My NEW Writing RoutineSome things take time to mature. — Oh, the wonderful writing routine. We should all have one. Some are better than others. Some get brushed under the rug and forgotten forever. For me, I like to brush things under the rug and watch Real Housewives instead. That kind of writing routine doesn’t get my book written. …Writing3 min read
Jul 7, 2021Writing Advice From Stephen King3 things to help you get started. — It may not be the actual writing that you struggle with, it may be just starting the engine. You won't go anywhere if you don't have the keys, if there's no gas in the car, if you're too scared to get behind the wheel. Plan your trip accordingly and make…Writing3 min read
May 25, 2021I Don’t Have The Best Advice On WritingAnd I can’t tell you how to become a millionaire. — But I do know that I have had this yearning to write ever since I was a child. It does not go away. It’s like a craving that I have. I can feel that I need something, I have to have it. I quit smoking ten years ago, so I…Writing2 min read
Jan 30, 2021Writing When Your Spouse Destroys Your MotivationCan you keep going when someone is holding you down? — My husband wants to fight with me. He starts an argument and it lasts for hours into the night. I get four hours of sleep and then wake up at six in the morning to write. He wakes up and tries to start a fight again. I’m mentally exhausted. I’m…Writing2 min read
Jan 21, 2021Should You Stop Daydreaming?Maybe just enough to write. — I daydream instead of writing. It gets me in trouble, I don’t get a lot of writing done, but I do have a vivid imagination. I could daydream all day. The problem is I lack focus. Does that make me just a daydreamer or a writer? I can be obsessed…Writing4 min read
Jan 19, 2021Don’t Be A Right-Brain Slave DriverGive it a rest so the creative juices can flow at maximum capacity. — Do you ever get that feeling that you just can’t anymore? No more thinking. You are done for the day! But you have that lengthy article to write and you haven’t even started on your daily word count for your novel so you can’t stop now. What are you to…Writing1 min read
Jan 8, 2021Fear Of WritingTake the fear out of writing and create your Art. — I’m a fraud. I’m no good at this writing thing. I’ll never be that writer. It’s so easy to think, why should I even bother writing, there are so many better writers than me, why should I put myself out there. Why should I embarrass myself? Why should I even…Writing2 min read
Dec 30, 2020What To Write When You’ve Got Nothing To SayMy take on writer’s block. — I got it. Right now. I’ve got writer’s block. Even though I don’t believe in it. Because I really do have a lot to say. I’m just extremely tired, I want to take a nap, I don’t want to write right now. But that’s not writer’s block. So I’m forcing…Writing2 min read