Happy New Year All! As this new year rolls over, I am making goals (not resolutions). I’ll let you know how they go! But, YES, I have written them down. The action of writing things down for me makes them more solid, it allows me to have a tangible item to read, daily, multiple times…
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How to Support Authors Without Spending Any Money: Review the Book on Amazon. Review the book… anywhere. Follow them on Social Media. Post about the book online. Tell a friend (or 20) about the book. Ask your local library to add the book to their collection. Say Hi. Yes, you want to support your friends,…
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YIKES, Short-Stories… Here’s the background: I have a story that has been itching to be told. I began writing it last year and simply fell flat on it. The enthusiasm was gone… SO, instead of trashing the story, I started thinking of it in a different way. What if I turned the chapters into vignettes…
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2019 is shaping up to be a BIG year! I don’t know about you, but as 2018 wound down and 2019 revved up, I felt a definite shift. So far this year has been jam-packed with incredible activities and opportunities. The Milestones that will be accomplished are: Turning 30 (wow, how time flies!) Started a…
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It’s been an eventful last year and a half! It started in the fall of 2017 when I purchased my first home (so exciting, check that off the list). The whole process was fairly easy / straightforward, but it also allowed me to reassess my life as to where I was at, where I wanted…
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When other people are telling you how you should be doing it, heed this advice! It’s not their story, it’s not their characters, it’s not their emotions, dedication, time and effort or their blood, sweat, and tears = it’s yours. DO IT YOUR WAY. Do it for you.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a pessimist. I believe people until they show me I shouldn’t. I see the best in people until their actions show me otherwise — and more often than not I love the person unfolding before me. Allow people to show you who they are — believe them when they…
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Yes, it happens…. We SUCCEED on our FIRST Try! Hard work, dedication, perseverance, an unwillingness to accept defeat, and the knowledge that you deserve it are all you need. You deserve the best. Yes, things take time to build, but don’t be surprised if it happens, right away. Some things do. But, don’t be discouraged…
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This quote from Natalie Goldberg sums up pretty darn well why it is that I write. I mainly write to express the things I have not been willing to speak about for one reason or another — the things I was scared to say, the things I couldn’t say, the things you didn’t get the…
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Thank you, Mr. Bacon (not the actor)… In other words, you haven’t reached the finish line yet, and if you’re doing it right, you won’t. Any good goal has… Aspirations that are too high. Dreams that are too big. Goals that are too ridiculous. Intentions that are repeated every single day. Hard Work that continues…
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If you look up the definition of “Untamable” via Google (as I did…) You’ll find this as the first entry: (of an animal) not capable of being domesticated. not capable of being controlled. And then you’ll find this: not capable of being tamed, subdued, or made obedient. Now, I feel that most people (not just…
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Yes, you can spend your time imagining how great something can be …but you are missing out on the potential it has to be better than you could ever think it could be …because you aren’t taking action to find out. There is safety in illusion, but there is no reality. Life is about living.…
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