It’s easy to say to yourself, “I’m going to make this change” but then let yourself off the hook when things get tough or you get busy or stressed. Whatever you want to do, first throw your excuses away. That song is for whiners: I’m too old, now I’m too busy, you name it. Shut your mind up! Put the… View Post
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It is interesting to note that the English word coincidence means “to fall together” as indeed does the German word Zufall. The equivalent in French of “by chance” is par hasard, derived from the Hebrew as God wills it. Such thoughts might lead us to consider that every meeting with another human being has a meaning, that God wills it…. View Post
“Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet.” — Anonymous#amWriting #writersLife — Vin Walker (@VinWalkerAuthor) July 14, 2017 WRITING Why I Switched From YA to Middle-Grade Fiction | Women Writers, Women’s Books Writing Romantic Scenes and Fight Scenes: Shared Elements | Now Novel Raise a Question, Earn the Backstory | Writer Unboxed Why Your… View Post
Everyone is capable of telling the truth. Which means that showing who you truly are is a choice. We can either choose to show or to hide. It’s a choice, and a difficult one, because showing who you are feels risky. People are afraid because it makes you feel embarrassed, ridicule, vulnerable. Perhaps you think you are not an interesting… View Post
THE MEANING OF ONE’S LIFE Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone’s task is unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it. ~VIKTOR FRANKL But how to discover the meaning of… View Post
Opening, climax, closing: “if any of these three elements is deficient, the whole creation will suffer.” John A. Murray #writing #amwriting — Karyn Henley (@karynhenley) July 7, 2017 WRITING How to Ace the First Act in Your Sequel | Helping Writers Become Authors HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE HOOK with Trident Media Group Literary Agent Mark Gottlieb | Romance University… View Post