The new year is right around the corner. Are you ready? Do you have goals for the next 12 months? I'm not a big fan of resolutions, but there are times when we need to edit, make changes, update and evaluate our writing. What can you do in the next…
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What’s Up?
Next up on the calendar of events for the local Treasure Valley area are a few things I'd like to share. September 14, WRITER CEO ONE-DAY WORKSHOP with Donna Cook And Colleen Story. This is an all-day workshop at the Hampton Inn & Suites, downtown Boise. You can see more…
Create Your Own Opportunities
Since Lady Luck doesn't knock on my door as much as I'd like her to, I learned a long time ago that I needed to create my own opportunities that I want in my life. Sounds easy, right? And it really should be, though it often isn't. I remember one…
Who Am I Now?
We can ask ourselves that question a dozen different times in our life, and come up with a dozen different answers. When I write a story or a novel, the character arc is the journey that the character goes on from start to finish. We start out a certain way,…
What’s On Your List?
I have a shopping list on the side of my fridge. It helps me remember what to buy when I go to the grocery store. I have a list of errands to run. I use it to create my route, saving as much gas and time as I can, and…
Live for the Beauty of Your Own Reality
Don't live your life according to someone else's reality. Their goals, expectations, and judgments are not the same as yours. Don't make decisions based on misinformed perceptions. What did you want to be when you grew up? I'm not talking about career, I'm talking about life in general. What did…
All Is Well
A lot of times I think about things I want to do, and I place a condition on them. I'll do X when Y happens. And then I realize, Y may or may not happen, and I can do X now. Whatever X is. Don't set limitations on your life.…
Anything Is Possible
Anything is possible. It's a fun statement full of hope and magic. Although some people would rather live by what's probable than what's possible. Part of this comes from fear of change. Reaching for the 'possible' can mean reaching outside of your comfort zone. It can mean taking a risk,…
How to Fly
"How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar." ~ Trina Paulus If you stop and think about it, we are all caterpillars, aspiring to something greater. But at what point do we become brave enough,…
Chocolates, anyone?
"Life is like a box of chocolates." We are all familiar with this great line from the movie FORREST GUMP, which reminds us of the uncertainties we all face. Each day brings new wonders, challenges, successes and failures. While we cannot foresee what the day will bring, there are ways…