My wife and I recently took a short trip to relax and celebrate our wedding anniversary. We went to the Smoky Mountains, where we...

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A writer’s work is never done, even during vacations. If a writer is not looking for ideas, then he or she is doing research, people...

But that painting, “Snap the Whip,” was more than a sanity-maintainer for me. It reminded me of three special people: my grandfather, my...

Just when I had about concluded that true chivalry was dead, I saw the living embodiment of that very quality. It wasn’t exhibited by...

But there’s a different way of looking at that adage that, if followed, can actually help us accomplish more and avoid many of the...

Signing a contract with a publisher for a new book fills an author with both exhilaration and apprehension. That’s precisely my mixed...

Ironically, I’m a doubter, especially about myself and my own abilities, so I have to constantly remind myself of the attitude expressed...

Happy New Year to all the readers and followers of this blog. A new year is also an opportunity to evaluate what was done in the past and...

As 2018 winds down to a close and the new year fast approaches, I’ve been doing some reflecting. Some of the reflections have been...

Whew! It’s finally over. We’ve survived yet another election cycle with all the now-all-too-familiar and ubiquitous yard signs, robo...

It never fails. Soon after one makes a commitment to do something, that commitment will be tested. How long one is able to remain...

The much-anticipated, long-awaited Write2Ignite conference has come and gone. The recovery Sunday is now behind me, and the reality of a...

For several years, I had read various comments and articles about and notices and advertisements for the Write2Ignite Christian writers’...

Yesterday, I had the honor and privilege of presenting to a group of teachers in their beginning-of-year in-service training. I spoke on...

Perhaps you’re familiar with the adage “Don’t work harder; work smarter.” Although writing is always hard work (because it requires a lot...

Some people work for a large, satisfying paycheck. Others work for the public and private recognition they receive from appreciative...

We’ve seen already how Napoleon Hill offered some good advice that writers can apply to the attitude they take toward their work. That’s...

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. But taking that first step is, admittedly, often hard. Harder for some than for...

A Chinese proverb states that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. But when? No time like the present! Do it now!...