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…
You Can Make Money Blogging If You’re Willing
How can you make money blogging if so many people use a form of ad-blocker on their websites? Most people are ‘ad blind’ to boot. How is it possible to get the most information to improve your website or your…
Taking the Time to Improve Your Writing With a Musical Example
Writers need editors, and editors need to improve the writer’s work so people will love their writing. The same holds trues with any art form, and Sister Act has one of the best examples I can think of. I’m…
Baby Everything is All Write?
I want to have a book published very soon. Whenever I mention that I have published a book, most people have that reply: oh okay. They aren’t exactly excited, and maybe it is because I open my big mouth too…
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…
The Hidden Cost of Self-Publishing
What is a hidden cost of self-publishing? The time and energy it takes to write and publish anything worthwhile. That’s one example which is a hidden cost publishing. It’s not a bad cost, but there are others which can be…
Will Doing More on a Blog Earn More Money?
This writer’s question from an email is simple: they asked that if they write and publish 50 blog posts and get $1 a day from that, then logically this means that by writing 5,000 of them in a short time…