For a week or so, I’ve been working on updating my Etsy Shop. Editing the items I’ll be selling. How they’ll be listed. The schedule for listing. The style of listing. A lot of things. Simple, little things that are only going to make my shop look better. Very exciting and I’m glad I’m doing …
All my life I have heard this phrase time and time again. “You gotta spend that money, to make that money.” I figured it made sense to spend a bit to make your dreams happen. We don’t live in a free world. But this statement’s larger meaning didn’t quite hit me until I started running …
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As usual, I would like to start out by apologizing for my silence. It’s surprisingly difficult to stick to writing in my blog when I have a lot of “to do” activities I seem to be working to avoid. Wait. What? Yes, you read that correctly. I have a lot of things I could be …
Time and time again I like to scheme up some system or schedule I believe will help me complete whatever tasks I have piled up. I remember once I thought creating my week to be like a usual 9-5 employee at any other job would be perfect. I didn't even stick to that plan for …
You might be ready to paint the greatest of all paintings or you could be sitting down to type up your greatest masterpiece yet. No matter where you hold your creativity, you must always be willing to wait. How many times have you been in line at checkout when a sudden comment from a stranger …
Almost three months ago I shared this blog post: “Free to Read” in Progress. I was super excited to share my plans. They were there and progress what guaranteed. Although, that last detail might be a little bit of a lie. I would start and stop every couple days. It was hard to settle on …
Before I begin knocking down anyone's excitement I need to make one fact clear: There is nothing wrong to hold excitement over the work you are trying to complete. It's always a thrill when you finally think up the prefect line for your work. I know you want to write it all out because it …
I suffered from a tiny cold this past week. The sickness killed my drive to do any work with my writing or my art. I only wanted to sit around and watch Criminal Minds. (I started all the way from season 1 episode 1. You don't want to know how far I got...it's amazing how …
An author can bring their story to life using any method they deem suitable for them. There are some authors able to start writing without a lot of planning ahead of time and it works out perfectly. I wrote this way when I brought my first series to life. (The Lyall Pack Series: Volume 1, …
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When you become an author, you allow your mind to gather details dancing through the world. Your creativity pushes together those facts and the possibility arises for a new story. But how often do you end up walking away from those possible stories with nothing more than a smile on your face? You might be …
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