Your coffee is sitting in a cozy mug, steaming. Maybe you had a list of things you accomplished before you sat down and maybe you woke up and sat directly after acquiring that coffee or tea. Your hands hold steady, ready, hovering over the keys. Your mind excited to get those words written. Hand’s the…
Never one to stick with just one field of study. One focus on any ONE thing, I sat to write this first blog post of what will become, in my mind’s eye, the beginning of a great shift in myself. I read that back and feel there is so much I and ME, but really…
10,000 hours or 10,000 words does a writer make? I am sure you’ve heard some version of 10,000 hours to be an expert. What if I told you all it really takes is 10,000 words or less? Hear me out. The idea of 10,000 hours to becoming a pro is based on a theory created…
Once upon a time, I took a course where we had to create a PowerPoint presentation that taught our class something about writing. I know. Not super specific, but I thrive in ambiguous territory. I created an in-depth PowerPoint on Building Characters. It began as a list of traits, qualities and things I worked on…