I have two kids, aged nine and seven. The older of the two is Donnie, and the youngest is Audrey. The pair of them are mischievous and tend to get into things. […]
Writing, Word Counts and Children
Better than a Broken Blackberry
GUEST POST BY BREN MACDONALD Instagram: @BDMacDonaldPhoto Your regularly scheduled program has been temporarily interrupted (Nathan is currently busy and I’m taking the spot. I’m not giving him an option.). My name, […]
End of June 2019 Report
As is now tradition, this is the post of the end of June. I am still putting my money where my mouth is. RECAP OF THE UPDATED 2019 GOALS Write 500,000 words […]
Dealing with Distractions
So most of my classes for the summer are over. I have one remaining, which runs until the beginning of August. You’d think that I’d have time to double my productivity as […]
Making Hard Decisions
Growing up, the hardest decision that I had to make was whether I wanted to get that summer job or if I wanted to be a lazy slob watching TV on the […]
Expanding the Comfort Zone
Every creative has an area of work that they find comfortable. It might be a painter drawing nothing but flowers. A photographer taking photos of her kids only. Or an author writing […]
Imposter’s Syndrome
As you all may be aware, I’m not one to follow the standard logic behind Writer’s Block. The standard is that it is this immovable force that the Muse puts before you […]
Mantras: An Update. Part Two.
I use the term Mantras as I don’t know what else to use. To me, they are sayings of philosophies that help keep things in perspective. They help remind me when my […]
End of May 2019 Report
As like the post for the end of January, this is the post of the end of May. I am still putting my money where my mouth is. RECAP OF 2019 GOALS […]
Mantras: An Update. Part One.
(Note: Due to a misclick, this wasn’t published on Sunday. Apologies.) Since the start of starting this blog, I have written over a hundred blog posts. I believe that this will be […]
