Sometimes the Muse fight Back
A weeks worth of mental effort produces, nothing. Absoultely nothing. Now, I’m not good at writing to command, or prompt or deadline or whatever. I know this about myself. In order to attempt to aleviate this…
You Should Write That Story You’re Not Ready to Write
Let’s start by admitting you probably suck at writing, at least you think you probably do. You likely don’t but that’s another post. First – you’re overthinking this thing I mean, really, overthinking it is…
Purple is the colour of magic
Purple Purple is the colour of magic spells, dragons knowledge and inspired dreaming. Writing is a joy, experienced by few, and understood by even fewer. Black is the colour of death, solid and static,…
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Blatant flogging of others books that rocked my reader/writer world. There’s a few authors out there that I will buy their books, unquestioned, and without even slowing down to read the cover blurb. In no…
The Magic of Man, Which Mankind has Forgot.
Humans are funny creatures. We are so mundane, but there’s magic in us. There’s magic in making a life, in stringing the feelings and emotions and sheer humanity throughout a life lived well. What prompted…
So exactly how do I self edit my writing?
The dreaded edit I have written, re-written and totally scrapped to start fresh, how many of you out there are in the same boat? It’s rough, yeah, but the scariest part for me was facing…
Idiot proof budgeting for writers
Hooray, September’s payment for August’s posts came through from Medium! I made 12.60 USD which when translated to CAD means just over $15. Enough to take my beautiful wife out for a nice drink, or…
How to go about finding your writing voice, from the trenches.
There are more articles online about finding your writing voice than I could list in a week, and then if you hit up your local library there’s even more books than that available. Hell, a…
Is work life balance a myth or a real option?
Hi, I’m Dan, the Duke of Chaos. (yes, I claimed my own title). I am an independent contractor, with clients all over the spectrum, from individuals who have issues with the government to large businesses…
I want to publish my book but… scammers prey on fear of failure
. Can I tell you a secret? Good writers think they’re crap. Crap writers think they’re good. Marketers and con-artists both know this. So many of them target the former, and egg on the latter….