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We’re nearing the end of the second month of the year. If you haven’t looked at your New Year’s goal to check your progress, now might be a good time. I have been looking at mine periodically on my days off work. If you remember, I had set a timeline for accomplishing them. I’m fallingContinue reading “Revisiting New Year’s Goals”

No two writers are the same, nor any two stories. When I was a young writer, this question was asked a lot and people usually stood firmly on one side or the other. The pro side was you knew where you were going and were more likely to finish your project. The con side wasContinue reading “To Outline or Not: That is the Question”

Here we are at the middle of the month of February. Winter is more than half over in my mind. Warmer days and spring are ahead, but in the book I’m writing, I am in the middle. Middles have a reputation of being difficult and harder to write than beginnings or ends. In the beginning,Continue reading “The Middle”

Happy Valentine’s Day whether you are in a relationship or not. I am currently single myself, but I still put out my collection of old candy boxes and hung a garland of cards going back to my childhood. Who doesn’t love a good romance? Not a fan of romance novels? You don’t have to be.Continue reading “Romance”

We’re a few days away from Lincoln’s official birthday. Other than in a few locations, his birthday passes unnoticed by most of us. Lincoln lived a long time ago in another age, but the things he did with his life still matter today. Lincoln’s childhood was spent in my home state of Indiana. His familyContinue reading “Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday”

It’s movie award season. The Critics’ Choice and Golden Globes have already been handed out. The Oscars are next. My friends and I always have an Oscar party where we dress up, sit around and eat, watch the Oscars, and compete for our own awards (plastic trophies). The nominations were announced last week. Time forContinue reading “Movie Awards”

Moving On Whether or not we accomplished what we intended to, the end of the workhorse January is here. Christmas is filed away for better or worse. I have a plan for the year. The house feels normal again, and writing has progressed. February feels hopeful. Toward the end there will be warmer days. ThereContinue reading “Moving On”

Fitting time for writing into your life can be a difficult process, whether or not you work a day job. In my case, I do. I work fulltime in the medical field. And, as I mentioned in a previous post, I always take on too much. Failure is teaching me to fight against this urge.Continue reading “Time Management”

I used to hate January, but now I see it as a very important month. While the yard is dormant, it is time to write, clean and organize. Having a productive January can get your year off to an excellent start, whatever it is you do. It is a wonderful time to read for pleasureContinue reading “January”

January always makes me think of reviewing the past year and setting new goals for the next year. If you don’t take your goals seriously, this can be a worthless exercise. To make your goals more meaningful and realistic, it helps to schedule them out on your calendar with a due date and a planContinue reading “Setting Goals”