Rules Gleaned from Mom for Creativity, Fun, and Writing

Rules Gleaned from Mom for Creativity, Fun, and Writing

Recently I went through my late mother’s old and bulging recipe box — I remember it well from my childhood. It held a magical appeal for me, maybe because it was kept far from my reach on the top shelf of the pantry. Inside, it had family treasures that were collected...
Seasons of Change and Challenge

Seasons of Change and Challenge

Is it just me? Despite the world beginning to open back up a bit after Covid, and let’s face it — another challenging year — as we inch back to some sense of normalcy, this Christmas season has been challenging. Such a whirlwind of busyness and catching up that it has...
Useful Lies and Stumbling Blocks

Useful Lies and Stumbling Blocks

There are the lies your Sunday School teacher [or parent, rabbi, or mentor] taught you about — those you shouldn’t believe or tell yourself or others. And then there are quite different “lies” … useful fictions, so to speak. One of the best examples of this second...
Covey, Cloud, and a Clue to Better Writing

Covey, Cloud, and a Clue to Better Writing

“Efficiency with people is ineffective. With people, fast is slow and slow is fast,”Stephen R. Covey “Efficiency with people is ineffective. With people, fast is slow and slow is fast,” said the ever-quotable Stephen R. Covey. It’s not only good advice for...
Dispelling Publishing Myths

Dispelling Publishing Myths

First, forget everything you or your friends, your mother-in-law, popular movies or late night TV commercials may have depicted or encouraged you to assume or expect concerning the process, timing or revenues available through publishing a book.You will not get rich...