When You Need A Fresh Start
by Bonnie Taylor Wouldn’t it be cool if we could get a fresh start in all areas of our life anytime we wanted? A mulligan on relationships, a blank slate Continue reading
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Push to ‘The End’
By Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington This month’s theme is “Push” so we thought we’d take a moment to speak to all the writers out there who have that one Continue reading
Beating Back the Incursion of Gloom
by C. S. Lakin Whether we write mysteries or some other genre, as writers, we strive to piece puzzles together and present pertinent clues to bring a reader to that Continue reading
June Gloom…Or is it?
You’ve reached the halfway mark of 2018, better known as the mucky middle. June in Southern California is often overcast and gray, and visibility can be poor. It seems a Continue reading
5 Tips For Resurrecting Confidence When Anxiety Pulls You Under
by Dr. Diane Rogers Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” ~ Shakespeare I recently coached a successful author 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
Keep Moving: Three ways to brainstorm off the page
by W. Brian Coles After The Initial “Spark,” How Does A Writer Maintain Momentum? “People are like bicycles,” Albert Einstein wrote to his son Eduard in 1930. “They can keep Continue reading
Inspiration: Take it where you can get it
by Janis Thomas I’m busy. I know, you’re busy too. We’re all busy. For most authors, writing is a pursuit wedged between other responsibilities. Day jobs, motherhood, fatherhood, etc. We Continue reading
Abandoned by the Muse
by Diane Rogers in·spi·ra·tion noun 1. the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Recently, inspiration and I haven’t been connecting, and I’ve Continue reading
Finding Inspiration When You’re Dry
by Greta Boris Inspiration is as important as water in a desert when your career is a creative one. What do you do when inspiration runs dry? When every oasis Continue reading