Forget Money. Write For Fun. Write To Inspire. Write To Change The World.
Regardless of the industry you are in, it all starts with an idea. As for writers, you might harvest an idea from a recent experience or upcoming trend. When I was in business school everyone seemed to have an idea for the next promising start-up business, however there was a strange belief that keeping those [...]
You might occasionally hear people make the declaration, “I’ve always been a good writer (or athlete or painter or singer), maybe I can just do that for a living.” Have fun with that. I thought the same thing, until I started realizing that I was not, in fact, a born writer. The unfortunate reality is [...]
An outline is essential when trying to design a well structured story without losing track of characters or plot points. However, is it necessary to write your story in order to come up with a quality result? Absolutely not. Tim O’Mara says that he avoids writing block by writing out of sequence, and from my [...]
Image courtesy of [David Castillo Dominici] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I visited my parents yesterday in the suburbs of Chicago and tried to fight the resentment I often feel thinking that I should be sitting in my chair writing, instead of wasting a weekend away from my desk. I often forget the importance of getting out and [...]
