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…

Perfectionism isn’t about pursuing your best; it’s longing for an unattainable ideal instead of simply completing the task at hand to the best of your ability. There are times when seeking perfection is vital, such as life and death situations. Yet, for most of us, seeking perfection in everyday activities, especially writing, can lead to frustration and non-achievement. Consider an example from the world of music that applies directly to the world of writing.

He could stroke a platitude ’til it purred. He was a leader of thoughts. Thoughts marched to the beat of his drum… one after another in unison across the pages of Forbes, Inc., The Economist, the Washington Post, and The New York Times. He could stoke a platitude ’til it…

Image by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay It came at night, lurking along the nooks and crannies of the internet. It absorbed all known content and held it in reserve. It learned how to organize content logically and grammatically. It is as smart as a human encyclopedia. But It isn’t an Einstein…

That was all he offered — twenty minutes. Period. During those twenty minutes, you could ask anything. And he would answer. He was the smartest man in the world, even smarter than ChatGPT, and everyone knew it. Twenty-minute appointments were all he offered. He had an old-fashioned, well-used kitchen timer…

From Calexico, California to Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Eagle Pass, Zepeda, McAllen, and Brownsville, Texas, border chaos reigns. Homeland Insecurity on Border with Mexico It’s chaos on our southern border. Many farmers and ranchers have set up their own security. It took President Joe Biden two years to make it down to the southern border. Problem was, there weren’t any migrants there at the time of Biden’s visit…