On The Horizon
If you want to live a life you’ve never lived, you have to do things you’ve never done. – Jen Sincero
So It Begins
The scariest moment is always just before you start. – Stephen King
Here I Go Again
In any given moment we have two options: To step forward into growth or step back into safety. – Abraham Maslow
Breaking The Cycle
Your soul needs time for solitude and self-reflection. In order to love, lead, heal, and create, you must nourish yourself first. – Louise Hay
Understanding the Fundamentals
Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise. – Michael Jordan
A Tale of Two Destinies
Now Everyone of Us Was Made to Suffer. – Annie Lennox (Walking on Broken Glass, 1992)
Writer’s Block: Embrace It and Learn
You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block. – John Rogers
Mechanics, Mechanics, Mechanics
Grammar is to a writer what anatomy is to a sculptor, or the scales to a musician. You may loathe it, it may bore you, but nothing will replace it, and once mastered it will support you like a rock. – B.J. Chute
Marketing: Not Everyone’s Cup Of Tea
No matter what path you took towards publication, the art of selling your creative vision is one with a steep learning curve and, in many ways, solely up to you.
The Character Arc
They work synergistically with cause and effect, plot, setting, and foreshadow; however, by themselves, properly crafted character arcs are the backbone of successful stories.
Notes and Outlines
Any writer worth their salt has at least one, if not two, notepads or journals full of feverous scribbles detailing the beginning of their creations.
Crafting The Perfect Name
Be crafty, be innovative and always take your time. Although nothing is truly prefect, the right name will roll off the tongue and sound, well, cool.
In the Beginning
Creativity is contagious, pass it along - Albert Einstein