In the last post, Why Do You Write, I introduced the idea of three categories for why we write; Art, Community, and Business. Today I’m going to show you how to use these categories to shape the path through your writing journey with a brief introduction to each category. I’ll elaborate […]
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Welcome back to 101 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Wrote My First Book! Today is post #80, isn’t that exciting! Only 21 more posts to go. As you probably know if you’ve been following my blog, I took a little break from 101 TIWIK to bring you Dreadless, […]
If you are new to this series, please start here: Dreadless: An Introduction. It’s a stormy Friday afternoon in February, 2016. I’m working on my blog when my brother calls. He needs a ride to a small town about a half-hour south of here, where his car broke down last […]
If you are new to this blog series, please start here: Dreadless: An Introduction. Oregon, somewhere south of Portland, May 2015. I’ve had my license for less than a month. I’m lying in a hammock under two fir trees at the far end of an enormous rest area. It’s so […]
If you are new to this blog series, please start here: Dreadless: An Introduction. On April 17th, 2015, I drove my sister to the bank. She was going from there to lunch nearby with some friends, so I dropped her off and returned home on my own. My heart was […]
If you are new to this blog series, please begin here: Dreadless: An Introduction. A man rides a black horse out in the middle of a verdant field. The horse dances, crossing her feet, gliding gracefully backward, then forward again, moving as if gravity cannot touch her. The man’s seat atop […]