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…

in a Land of Conformity “Being different in the land of the ordinary or showing your colors in a world of regimentation is difficult but can ultimately be the thing that sets you sufficiently apart to create your own category (of One) at work — with the attendant attention, benefits, pay scale and share of…

It was a problem that plagued humankind since the cave — how to get a good night’s sleep, especially with all the noise and dangers lurking outside. An inventive caveman came up with the very first solution — station a guard outside the cave to warn the sleeper if any…

Welcome fellow writers, creators, and publishers. I have a confession… I’ve been stuck for a while, trying to decide what this newsletter is really about. It’s about writing better, publishing more, and monetizing your written work. But you must First Write. Then Edit.. “The conscious mind is the editor, and……

“The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer.” — Steve Martin Writers write. Thinking about writing or thinking about becoming a writer is not writing. To be a writer — even to learn to write — you must write. “Focus on the writing. It’s the only thing you have true control over.” — JA Konrath Writing and editing are two separate…

Somewhere between here and there is your sweet spot. It’s where you are most useful to yourself and others. It’s also a place to have a blast and lots of energetic fun. It’s your place in the sun. If you haven’t found your sweet spot yet, allow me to help. …

You do! We are the tomorrow people, who own yesterday and today. We are the doers, the planners, the dreamers who convert thoughts into things. We are the future. But what is “tomorrow,” that magic place that hopefully exists for all of us? Tomorrow doesn’t really exist until it happens. Nevertheless, tomorrow…