Last year, I learned a lot about the writing process. I made some choices that didn't work out and made some crazy estimates. Then the year ended with some major life changes that required me to put my writing on hold. Now I'm back wiser (I hope) and energized. 2018 Goals As the title says this post is about my writing goals for 2018. Here they are: Destiny Taken: Publish Fall 2018. When I began 2017 I had no idea what it took for a new writer to publish a book. I naively

No matter what they say; you will still compare yourself to others. You will read some books and they will boost your ego. You will either think, "I write better than this writer so I will definitely get readers." Or you will think, "Hey, I'm just as good as this writer. I think I can do this." But then there are those books that you read that are excellent, masterpieces, world changers. It is what happens after you read those books that will determine what type of writer you

As the seasons change I think maybe I should travel. Then I think everyone else's lives are more exciting. They travel, they are doing great at work, they have great relationships. I think I should be like THEM! Invariably I begin believing the person who said 'the grass isn't greener on the otherside' is an idiot! Just as I begin searching websites for plane tickets I can't afford someone tells me about the craziness in their life. I think, wow I really thought they had it a