Not Down Yet

“You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death.” These are the words of William Goldman, author of the Princess Bride. Words of wisdom that I knew (it’s one of the many quotes on this site!) but had taken for granted. For years I had established a rhythm, a groove that allowed me to comfortably get my writing done… →

The Other Side of Fear

I was listening to podcasts at work on Tuesday. It was a fairly typical day; emails needed answering; phone calls required my attention; TPS reports needed doing. Then like a bolt lightning, the host of the show I was listening too utterly shattered my concentration. I scrubbed the play head back. What did she just say? It was a quote from George Addair “Everything you’ve… →

So That Happened

So uhm… Hi! I am sure you are all wondering just what happened last month. If you remember I was supposed to release some of my favorite old blogs posts and well, that didn’t happen. My last post was three weeks ago and then silence. It may have seemed as if I fell off of the face of the earth for a while there. To… →

The Importance of Failure

Failure. It is a word we don’t like to hear. It’s also a feeling none of us enjoy. Yet most of us have by this point in life failed in some way, shape, or form. As I type this I have a pizza crust sticking out of my mouth; so yeah, good-bye diet. If you have set out to achieve something, be it a goal… →