During this time–until “the storm passes”–these words of wisdom from Max Ehrmann can help keep us sane. Continue reading
Category Archives: search for meaning
The Irony of Life, Part One
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Sometimes we are torn between what has sustained us and our desire to be happy no matter what it takes. Continue reading
Dare To Be Your True Self
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The Last Word is a good film for anyone who believes they’ve failed their life or are afraid to follow their heart. Continue reading
The Gift of My Weird Publishing Project
And now I realize that the real gift of doing my weird indie publishing project has been the opportunity to continue healing myself because all that stuff that happened so long ago had affected my current life in ways I could not imagine. Continue reading
“Why” Do My Weird Indie Project?
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The unexpected gift of writing the trilogy: it was about my weird relationship with Mom and the underlying reason for being intensely depressed so long ago. Continue reading
My Weird Publishing Project: Fun Stuff
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“…when you’re down, when you need to hear from someone else that you are a writer…” Continue reading
My Weird Indie Publishing Project Update: Title, Book 3
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The book cover information must align with the story inside. Continue reading
Update: My Weird Indie Publishing Project
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that Burnout to Bliss is a series of books I’m publishing about an extraordinary two-year experience that began with a dark night of the soul or nervous breakdown, depending on whether you … Continue reading
Remembering Vietnam
Reading the special series for Veteran’s Day in my local newspaper brought up flashes of Vietnam. I cried as memories of those years washed over me. Continue reading
Is Fantasy Doing The Trick?
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Originally posted on The Let's Play Ball Blog:
I’m not a big fan of made-up worlds. I’m more of a realist in my literary tastes. I prefer stories that could conceivably happen to me, with familiar and accessible settings,…
Wanted: Beta Readers
I just finished the manuscript of Practicing SURRENDER, Book 3 in the Burnout to Bliss series. Anyone interested in being a beta reader? You get a free PDF in exchange for your comments. Interested? UPDATE (Nov. 1) I’ve got 2 … Continue reading
Weird Publishing Project: Books 1 & 2 FREE!
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Books 1 & 2 in the Burnout to Bliss series are FREE for a limited time for the Vernal Equinox! Continue reading
Book Poll: And the winner is…
Book cover poll: what if you held a party and no one came? Indies: see my note to you below. Continue reading
My Weird Indie Project: BOOK COVER poll
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The book cover is part of the metadata that helps readers fund your book. Please help me choose which book cover works best for my new book. Continue reading
About Naked, Drunk, and Writing
The book about memoirs that convinced me to write my own story, was Adair Lara’s book, Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay. Here’s some of what I learned from her. Continue reading
Is Anyone There?
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Thanks for your requests to resume this unknown blog, this out-of-the-way place where I let my stunted writer-self play. I’ve written hundreds of articles about manifesting and about life and how I’ve tried to navigate it– from living next to … Continue reading