These three professional blunders can hang on like the smell of dead fish and stink up our author career, so avoid them at all cost. I understand that many of you who follow this blog are new, so if you’ve made one of these mistakes, you’re learning. We all oops (especially in the beginning), so don’t …
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Feb 09 2015
Life on Purpose—What to Do When Dreams & Goals Fizzle
We’re a few weeks out from the New Year and many of us are struggling. I don’t think I am saying anything crazy when I assert that most of us would LIKE to improve. We want to learn and grow and be better over time. No one dreams about being broke, stressed, overweight and unhappy. …
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Feb 05 2015
A Country in Crisis—How Pop Culture is Devaluing Men AND Women
If I had a dollar for every commercial that implies grown men are idiots, I’d be writing this blog on a beach somewhere.
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Feb 02 2015
Taking on the Blogging Bullies—Ageism, Fear & Misbehaving "Old" Women
Writers have a LOT of power. A LOT. Art often not only defines and reflects a society as it currently exists, but it can be a compass for the direction that culture is heading. This said, there was a blogger who sent me into the STRATOSPHERE on Saturday and had me sharpening kitchen knives. As …
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Jan 30 2015
Creating Dimensional Characters—The Blind Spot
Today, we’re going to explore an extension of the WOUND. The BLIND SPOT. There are no perfect personalities. All great character traits possess a blind spot.
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