Every year at this time, the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. (OWFI) has a conference. This year, for various reasons that I will not get into, I had decided not to go. I kept my resolve through reading updates on Facebook and Twitter about the pre-conference session. That sure sounded like something I could have benefited […]
Continue readingThe End Is Near
No, I’m not a doom-and-gloom nay-sayer I’m stating a simple fact. The end is near. And I’m glad for it. I’m talking about my current manuscript. I’m almost finished with the first draft. Although I missed my goal for finishing the draft in August, it’s going to happen in September. In fact, it might happen […]
Continue readingAlmost Oops
I had an opportunity to spend a few days at a house where I used to live. I loved that house. I still do. So I jumped at the opportunity. I didn’t consider not having any reliable Internet except on my phone. I grabbed at the chance that I could get a lot of writing […]
Continue reading3 Things to Do When Your Motivation Is Low
I’m struggling with motivation today. Its a case of so much to do and too little time to do it. I decided in order to get at least one of the things done (this blog post), I would make a short list of three things to do when your motivation is low. Here they are: […]
Continue readingA Quote from Willie Wonka
It is safe to say that one of my favorite movies of all time is Charlie & the Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder as the incomparable Willie Wonka. Since he passed away a couple days ago, I thought it would be appropriate to share a quote from that movie today. “We are the music makers […]
Continue readingKevin Welch at the Goddard Center
I just had an amazing weekend and I wanted to tell you about it. My mom (that’s her on the right) went to a Kevin Welch concert at the Goddard Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma, on Friday. The concert was Kevin Welch, a country music singer and songwriter (that part will become important in a minute) […]
Continue reading5 Ways to Market Yourself as a Freelancer
Note: The other day, I was going through some files and found a few articles that had been assigned to me by a website but were never published. This is one of those. Success as a freelancer, whether writing, graphic design, etc., depends on self-promotion. Many of us were taught as children that it is […]
Continue readingNew Endeavor
I’m trying something a little new. I have signed up on Medium.com. I spent a day looking around after I signed up. As of right now, I have two stories on there. The first is “Your Creativity Toolbox: The Idea Pocket” and “25 Ways to Find Time to Create.” I am not abandoning the blog. […]
Continue readingAugust Goals
I said “goals,” plural. But, let’s face it, there’s only one real goal I’m focused on for the rest of this month. Finishing the first draft of my current project. I’m writing a book about starting a bullet journal. I have a section on getting started and a section on the extra bells and whistles […]
Continue readingSneak Peek
I am working on a new design and color theme for y site and blog. To that end, I have a new banner that will be going up in the next month. I won’t make you wait that long before you can see it, though. Enjoy the sneak peek. Let me know what you think […]
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