Drink Better Coffee: Stepping Into 2024
Not resolutions. Because resolutions are just promises bound to break. So instead, ideas. Direction. A compass to take into 2024 and see where it leads.
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Career Goals
You Are What You Say You Are
How a subtle change in attitude can affect more than just how you talk to strangers at parties.
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Silencing Self-Doubt: Advice For Climbing Mountains
When you’re stuck in a creative rut and threatened by self-doubt, stop worrying about the big picture, the mountains left to climb, and focus on the small steps.
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Lessons Learned: Milestones and Progress for 2023
An update on my creative journey so far, advice for finding work, creating a sustainable schedule, and setting achievable goals for the future.
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17 Years Is a Long Time to Do Anything
A little motivation for a cold January morning. I had a reminder today that I’ve been writing fiction for 17 years; that’s got to mean something.
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First Things First, You Get What You Deserve
2022 is almost over, so it’s time to reflect on accomplishments, acknowledge missteps, and make a plan for 2023. A plan to move us forward and define the direction we want to go.
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Time Flies: An Exercise In Self Reflection
It’s been exactly a month since the start of this creative journey, so it’s time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and plan for where this next month will take us.
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Oh, What’s in a Name
To name or not to name, that is the question. That’s enough Shakespeare for one day, but the question remains: Is it best to use your own name for the title of your website, or come up with something witty and catchy that’s easier to remember?
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A Little Break
We all have that playlist that pumps us up for a night out, or gets us motivated to get off the couch and go for a run. The right song can make you miss home, fall in love or want to punch something.
A Word on Finances
Unfortunately, money is part of this whole creative journey. One of the main goals is to make money from writing, and make enough to live off, which means thinking about that bottom line, and defining what exactly that is. How much do you need to live, how much do you need to save, and what do you need to earn to consider this a full time career?
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