I’ve long been of the belief that writer’s block doesn’t exist in the form that many writers describe. They tell of facing pages and not being able to write – of struggling mightily over words and phrases and still turning out dreck – of …
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Why I Shut Down My Free Author Mailing Lists
Yes. I have shut down my author mailing lists to the general public. Let's start at the beginning. Current best practice recommendations include running a mailing list for readers. And that's fine as far as it goes. But let's examine this in more …
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Forgive Yourself
Let me say right up front this bit of advice is a tough one for the creative soul. Forgive yourself. You'll need to get a grip on doing this because you're bound to make mistakes along this writerly life. And do we all struggle with this …
When Your Hobby Becomes Your Business
One of the mistakes I (and others) have made is allowing an interest or hobby to become a business. In my case, I was really interested in but not passionate about gardening as an income. Great hobby though! Having said that, it was a better …
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How Fred Learned To Speak
One of the stories I get asked all the time about Fred the Frog is how he learned to speak. Well, the truth of the matter is that he learned it at school. Yes, Fred told me the story of school and how he learned to speak and I’ll …
A New Year And I Am Reminded
Well, a new year beckons and it brings along a raft of new hopes and dreams. But it also seems to bring a renewed stream of problems. The same problems we've had for ... Well, for some time. I'm surprised how some are so afraid of …
Living A Creative Life
Dear Elizabeth I thought about writing notes encouraging you to live a creative life; passing on specific bits of info from my almost-30 years in the writing trenches but it quickly bogged down into maudlin advice from an old fart. Or that's how …
Introducing Fred
You know, back when I was a little boy - about six or seven years old - someone quite magical came into my life. It wasn’t the typical magical someone like you see in fairy story books, a wizard with long black robes and pointy hat, nor …