20 Minutes to a More Productive 2018 – Part 2
by Greta Boris It will take you approximately 3 minutes to read this. As you wrap up the old year, it is natural to take stock of what has happened Continue reading
Category: Motivation
Pressure to Produce
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Was 2017 a tough year? I’ve read tougher. Once upon a time I read a story about 1984. That was the future back then. After that Continue reading
Be More Merry in 2018 with Better Goals – Part 1
by Greta Boris Looking back is essential for setting great future goals. I love setting goals, life designing, and positive mantras. I’m a sucker for self-help books. I wrote one! Continue reading
Maintaining a Jolly Attitude – for writers
by Megan Haskell “Keep your eyes on your own page.” “Only compare yourself to yourself.” “Don’t compare your beginnings to someone else’s middle.” Great motivation, right? They look really pretty Continue reading
Don’t Let Reality Harsh Your Jolly
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Reality is hard. Writing is wish fulfillment. I recall the day I discovered that jolly ol’ Saint Nick was actually my Uncle Robert in a rented Continue reading
Feast or Famine
by Megan Haskell. The creative life is filled with ups and downs. How do you survive the feasts and famines in your writing? Continue reading
Creative Courage
by Diane Rogers Recently, I attended the Southern California Writers Conference. The “weekend of words” featured enriching presentations on both the business and craft of writing. It zeroed in on Continue reading
Find Your Useful Fear
by Phillip McCollum So, in regard to disagreeable and formidable things, prudence does not consist in evasion or in flight, but in courage. He who wishes to walk in the Continue reading
I Don’t Wish to Spook You, but…
by Jeffrey J Michaels …Being a writer is a scary life. I am haunted by books not written and ideas long forgotten. Where did that moment of brilliance go that Continue reading
Learn From Teaching Others – Lessons from Speaking
If you want to learn something, sign yourself up to teach, or write, on the topic. I had two speaking gigs in August only days apart. My life would have Continue reading