52 Secrets
One of my goals is to read a book a month and I just finished my third book early. “52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting” is Debra Eckerling’s follow-up to her previous book, “Your Goal Guide: a roadmap for setting, …
Category: Writing
What I’m learning along the path to becoming a writer.
2024 GOALS – Fourth Quarter (the expurgated version)
2024 marks the fourth year I’ve been setting my goals and I have to admit, this was not my best year. In fact, I slacked on a lot of things. My reading goals, my writing goals, I even gained weight …
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A Little Help from our Friends
If you know my wife (and IT Department) Kris, and I personally, you know things have been financially stressful for us for the past year to year-and-a-half. And recently we’ve had too many hits at once. That’s why we’ve started …
2024 GOALS – Second Quarter (the expurgated version)
Wait, what? Half the year is over??? I guess it’s time to look at my GOALS!!!! Gotta say, not doing so well in a lot of categories. But not giving up! Some of these I expect to snowball once I …
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Writers and Illustrators of the Future
Thursday, May 25th was the annual Writer’s and Illustrators of the Future awards ceremony. It marked the 40th year of the writer’s award and the 35th year of the illustrator’s award. Unlike a previous year, I didn’t know any of …
2024 GOALS – First Quarter (the expurgated version)
Happy Easter! This year, Easter fell on the last day of the first quarter, so here are my GOALS! Some things I won’t get to until I finish other things first. One thing, losing weight, I’m not doing well at …
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2024 GOALS
The Big Picture: What I really want is to be a published author. To that end, the first three goals are about writing. Once, I get my first book published, I need to follow it up with my second book. …
Saying Goodbye
This is a blog I wish I didn’t have to write. The writing community lost a dear friend this week. Tony N. Todaro, cofounder and president of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society passed away this past Tuesday, December 12th, …
Back At It
Personally, I don’t do writing prompts because I already have enough ideas I want to write. I’m working on my steampunk trilogy, which if it’s successful, I want to expand to about a dozen books. I got some stories I …
Paths of Writing
With Kris being out of work (see last week’s blog), she has been pursuing other means of income. One of them is writing in various forms. She is using her Patreon account to pursue her love of writing and generally …