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Day 5 has put me back on track…

So, I took Sunday and Monday off from my 90 Days to a Novel adventure.  Therefore, today I resumed and wrote a scene consistent with the assignment to think about the setting of the novel.  I created a place called… Continue Reading →

Defining goals will yield results

This week reminded me of three (3) things: 1) That I really love writing fiction; 2) That setting “SMART” goals may be hard, but in keeping to them, they yield positive results; and, 3) The guitar is my place of… Continue Reading →

Defining goals will yield results

This week reminded me of three (3) things: 1) That I really love writing fiction; 2) That setting “SMART” goals may be hard, but in keeping to them, they yield positive results; and, 3) The guitar is my place of… Continue Reading →

Day 4 is now complete. Things look good…

After four days on this ninety (90) day goal, I understand a bit better why people don’t start goals: It’s a pain to coninue making progress!  The assignment for day four was to go through a cast of characters that… Continue Reading →

Day 3 is complete…only 87 to go…

Day 3 of my 90 day program was interesting. I realize that the point of writing ten (10) character bios is to have an inventory of characters from which a novelist can draw plot points. But, as I said when… Continue Reading →

Day 2 of my writing program has been and gone…more good times…

After the second day of my ninety (90) day program, I am reminded about how much fun it is to slip into a character’s skin and be someone else, even just for a little while. The assignment for day 2… Continue Reading →

Day 1 of Ninety Days to my Novel is in the books…good times…

The first day of my ninety (90) day writing program was tough. Not because the assignment was difficult, but because I know that when I’m done and when I have a new novel, I’m gonna want to publish the thing… Continue Reading →

In 90 days, i should have a novel

I talk and teach a lot about goals and about how if a person can name a goal and then make steady and measureable progress towards that goal, then that person will achieve the goal. In hearing myself and reading… Continue Reading →

Book review of Heaven is for Real

In advance of the theatrical release of Heaven is for Real, I wanted to read the book (as is my norm). I went into it with no preconceptions and I took to reading it both from an entertainment and from… Continue Reading →

Results and reflection of my recent free Kindle promotion for Journey to Aztlan

As of midnight, last night, the timeframe to download the Kindle version of Journey to Aztlan for free ended. Since announcing the free timeframe on last Wednesday, I posted one other new article promoting the download period. Between Thursday and… Continue Reading →

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