Destined to Soar
I have had a hard time dealing with blank pages. I have wonderful ideas, but then I get a pen and paper, or sit in front of my computer and… nothing. Not one idea flows. I would argue that in…
Sacrifice and Self-Publishing
Self-publishing isn’t as easy as it seems. You need to forget everything you know about publishing online that you learned a few years or months ago, because everything has changed once again. The reality is that the writing you did…
The Kindness of Strangers
Why it is so hard to self-publish and earn money on a book? I’ve heard so many numbers, I’m not sure what to think. This is one of the reader questions submitted for this month. It seems like a simple…
A Look in the Mirror
Reflecting on your own perspectives on writing and your life as a writer I feel like we can’t have a month where we talk about perspectives on writing without challenging ourselves about our own perspectives on our writing and our…
Living a “Precarious” Life of Writing
I was having a nerdy debate with a friend of mine a few weeks ago. It was one of those arguments that starts because your eyebrow raises when a friend uses a word inappropriately or in an improper context. He…
The Art of Songwriting
What every writer can learn from a songwriter’s process It’s interesting that no matter how much our blog tries to be broad in its scope and appeal, we inevitably end up catering much of our commentary and advice to novelists.…
Music: Food of love, Emotion and Writers
A science nerd’s perspective on hearing and emotions I asked my friend the other day how she experiences music (the question was purposely ambiguous). She responded very simply, “I hear and feel it”. This may…
Joining the Mile High Club
A writer’s guide to flying A few days ago I set off for my first visit to the great and beautiful west of Canada from Toronto, Ontario. It was somewhat of a spontaneous flight, having only decided it and booked…
