“I Can Resist Anything But Temptation”
by Jeffrey J. Michaels I Can Resist Anything But Temptation. ~ Oscar Wilde (of course) I have a Project. If you are reading this, you are a writer. You too Continue reading
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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
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
A Veritable Feast: An abundance of publishing opportunities
by Jeffrey J. Michael In the “good ol’ days” writers would spend years, sometimes decades crafting a work, analyzing each phrase, agonizing over every word and then submitting to a 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
Teaching Writers
by Jeffrey J. Michaels I was a poor student. I was inattentive and distracted. I did not see the point in much of what was being taught. This does not Continue reading
In the Heat of the Moment
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Creative inspiration cannot consistently be turned on and off, like a faucet. It strikes in the oddest of moments: the shower, the drive to work, the Continue reading
Artistic Freedom
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Creatives love to dream of being free. Free to paint, free to write, free to pursue any and all aspects of our abundant artistic dreams. There Continue reading
The Writes of Summer: Self-discipline and necessary distractions
by Jeffrey J. Michaels One of the harshest realities for me to come to terms with once I was out of the school system was that there was no longer Continue reading
Crazy Ideas
by Jeffrey J. Michaels From whence dost we draw breath? Sound like a cool quote? I just made it up. Out of thin air, as it were. I respired the Continue reading