Discover more ways to make money writing. No matter how much time you devote to your writing, it makes sense to discover ways to monetize what you write. Doing so allows you to write more, publish more, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. For some, the ability to make money writing is their retirement plan. Our…

And Finding Your Writing Sweet Spot Consider what you can learn about writing from an unexpected source — a world-class actor. In a recent review of the new mega-hit movie, Top Gun Maverick, John Nolte writes, “Tom Cruise is a star because he understands stardom in the same way John Wayne and Errol Flynn and Gene…

We were driving over the Mystic River Bridge, when the woman directly behind me reached over the seat and put her hands over my eyes! Author’s note: Unlike other post card stories, this one costed me a fortune in postage and too many post cards. Also, unlike other post card stories, hell… This one is true! — You learn a lot when driving a cab. Sometimes you wish you hadn’t. I drove a Yellow Cab…

How one three-letter word changed his life There’s a great scene in the Rocky II movie where Rocky is facing his own reluctance and lost ambition about the upcoming match against Apollo Creed, especially after Adrian, his wife, is hospitalized. He lacks moral certainty. Morality and the knowledge that you are right, that the course you have…

We’re caught in a cosmic time tangle from which there is no escape. We are creatures of time, from birth to death. Yet when we die, our atoms live forever. We are forever creatures after death (and even before birth). Yup… We are cosmic time travelers. So here’s what to…

Here are three insightful articles with detailed, actionable information to help you monetize your writing. 1. How To Create a Profitable Writing Business That Reflects Your Unique Personality by Jon Brosio “Think about this for a moment… You have access to the internet, you’re able to read, you’re living in the most prosperous time in human history, you’ve been able to build a community of people…

The Mojo Motel Google told me to go left, but I took a right. I drove along the old highway, enjoying the lack of traffic. Soon I was driving along parts unknown. Google Maps seemed confused. It kept telling me to make a U-turn. Up ahead was an old motel. …

A marvelous device for thinking and… It’s what you think, dream, and plan with. It’s your mind. There are various schools of thought about where it is. But for my money, it’s between your ears. Your brain is what processes thought, all the stuff that clatters and bangs around in your head. You’re a combination of…

When angst pokes its ugly head under the tent flap of consciousness… Watch out! It comes in many shapes and sizes. It appears when you don’t want it. It breeds unease, leaving you restless… on edge… apprehensive. But then again, angst may have a constructive edge — although I doubt it. We can understand the depths of worry and the perils of overthinking. And…