Can Anyone Be a Novelist?
With a record number of new books being self-published by a burgeoning number of new authors some have come to the conclusion that most anyone can become a novelist. Is this true? Here’s what I...
View ArticleGetting Sirius About Creativity
My latest guest post is about Creativity and is on the Sirius Press Inc.’s Creative Flux web site. My contact there is Terre Britton. Terre is co-author of The Four Orders, a four-book...
View ArticleBe Nice To Nerds Who Don’t Fear Failure
What would you attempt to do if you were guaranteed that you would not fail? The biggest reason most of do not attempt to do amazing things is that we fear failure. Regina Dugan, former director of...
View ArticleRainy Days and Fridays
Call me crazy (many do) but I like rainy days. There is something comforting about the sound of rain drumming on the roof, and sometimes a rainy day provides me with a much needed excuse to take some...
View ArticleInspired Writing
Last Sunday morning I awoke early. No, that’s not accurate; I was wrenched from slumber, early in the morning by a pair of conditions. The second most attention getting condition was a burning...
View ArticleThe Voice of the Appalachians
I’ll call this Tribute Tuesday, and talk about a powerful writer and local (former) resident who loved this region, it’s people and it’s heritage. Wilma Dykeman, who passed away at age 86 at her...
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