I really enjoy the book of Proverbs. Those short, succinct phrases speak clearly about every area of life. As I’ve grown older, I come to value their wisdom and guidance even more. Some, I’ve found, speak clearly to writing. One in particular is Proverbs 14:23 NLT. Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!…
Yes, dear writer, hard as it is to believe sometimes, there are blessings to being a writer. And they go beyond multi-book deals, beyond making the bestseller list, beyond movie deals. Few writers attain these lofty heights. But all authors can experience the blessings of being a writer. As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned more…
Like most writers, I spend a lot of time alone applying my craft to the stories calling to me. And, like many people, I can lose myself in my aloneness. This is a good thing when I’m creating. But there are times when it’s not a good thing. I tend to be a loner, private…
One of the things I’ve noticed about growing older is that I don’t sleep as well as I used to. I wake up to use the facilities and then can’t get back to sleep. Or I wake up because I don’t remember setting the alarm. I get out of bed to check it, then remember…
In the spring of 2017, I faced the possibility I might not live to see my 70th birthday. I was in the cardiac ICU in a hospital in Branson, MO with complete heart block waiting for a pacemaker to be inserted. It didn’t feel like God was done with me yet. I had so much…
The people of Write Well, Sell Well are brilliant. Many of them have inspired and helped me in my writing career from its infancy more than 20 years ago through today. But they may have had a brain cramp. You see, they invited me to write a periodic column for their blog. They asked me…
