Category: Speechwriter
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On Writing by Stephen King

You’re probably wondering why, so soon after my review of Elevation, I would review yet another Stephen King book – and for that matter, one published 20 years ago. That’s simple – it’s Stephen King, man! Another reason is this: in all of the inspirational writer’s how-to’s or memoir-like this is how I do it…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Focus

“I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately, I am inspired at 9 o’clock every morning.” William Faulkner Stereotype: Writers are Procrastinators. Even now as I sit before my computer, I find myself distracted. It isn’t the allure of social media or the call of email that pulls my focus. Instead, it is research. Yep,…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Unnecessary Darlings

A New Year means a fresh start, right? But what about all the things sitting in the hopper waiting on an edit?
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Diary of a Bad Writer: NaNoWriMo

I’ve always had a bit of a rebellious streak in me. An argument could actually be made that most writers do (at least the good ones). So, when November rolls around, I’m not quick to jump on the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) bandwagon.
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Progress

Progress. At this moment Progress eludes me. I have several bits and pieces of a variety of random thoughts, yet no singular progress gained. Ray Bradbury is one of my all-time favorite authors. His quote speaks so deeply to where I am at this moment in my writing life.
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Beginning Anew
New blog post! More than four years later…well, I guess you can always begin new. As a ghostwriter, I’m always behind the gun with due dates, but it seems I never set that “due date” standard I have for my clients with my personal writing. Yes, believe it or not, I do write for myself…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Not Your Average Ghostwriter

Being new to this field, I’ve found my struggles to be right in line with the struggles of even the most seasoned of writers. I carry on the internal fight of social media versus actual work, as well as the faux pas of editing while still completing my first draft. But quite possibly the worst…