“Do not wait on your dreams. Be bold in the pursuit of doing the things you want to do. Waiting until tomorrow means never getting there!” I wrote these words on a website in response to the release of my new eBook, “Problems to Proverbs,” which launches December 15th. It can be easy sometimes to [...]

Face it – there are very few people that are out there writing just to send words through the air. Most people that are pursuing writing seriously want to make a few dollars along the way. Even those that fall into the “Christian” genre want to see a paycheck of some sort come their way [...]

Writers must be professional if they want to be full time writers. Meeting deadlines, subject guidelines and word counts should be normal operating procedure. I am beginning to get the picture that being professional is not first on the minds of many writer artists. The last couple of days I have had several employers talk [...]

Being a writer can get expensive. There are the regular expenses of paper and ink the make a dent in the bottom line. Add in the new resources that come available online and in the store, then the conferences and finally the courses and classes and it is a wonder any writer can make a [...]

Expectations and obligations come with writing as a business. No longer can it just be about words on the paper. Time, money and location all become a factor. Several months ago I was privilege to give a workshop about writing basics. The attendees jumped write in with questions about their own writing and the presentation [...]

Writing full time does not mean that I am writing for pay of every word that touches the paper (or computer screen). Building a freelance writing career requires many words that are written for my own benefit or for free exposure. Some writing is like the years spent at school to get a college degree. [...]

My family lives off my writing income. One year ago that was fine. As the economy declined so did my income. It has been TOUGH to survive these economic times on a writing income. I still believe that a determined freelance writer can make a living writing – on the internet, in print or with [...]

My freelance writing career seems to be puttering along well enough. The trouble is that my freelance writing INCOME has sputtered. It makes me wonder if I am good enough to pursue this dream. When other sites are getting thousands of readers each day and me, well, not so much, then I wonder and worry [...]

Each person has been created for a purpose. The trick is uncovering that purpose. I tell others (and try to follow myself) that if you will discover your true passion it will lead to your purpose. Writing is my gift but sharing good, positive and uplifting thoughts that will encourage others and help others encourage [...]

Passion drives my writing or writing releases my passion. There are those days when I can not be sure which came first (although most days I believe it was the chicken). Opportunities have come up and I have followed through but I am not where I think I need to be with my writing. It [...]