Today’s video is a metaphor for a writers conference. I’ll let you figure out the word picture. 🙂 (If you can’t see the video in your email newsletter subscription, click through to the site itself.)

Below is a picture of the indie author at work, writing, editing, designing, typesetting, marketing, selling, accounting–simultaneously OR A picture of ANY author trying to balance home life with writing and marketing and improving their craft while reading this blog.

Admittedly, today’s video is odd. But one cannot avoid the creativity. A musician writes a song around the strange meowing of his neighbor’s cat. Complete with lyrics. Enjoy! And then comment if you see a metaphor here for the writing life.

Winter is coming. Hi Ho, Hi Ho! I live in Arizona where we have the loveliest weather this time of year. But for many of you, snow is coming. Today’s video will help you celebrate the season. A mashup of Vivaldi and “Let It Go.” Enjoy! (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.)

While today’s video is nine minutes long, it may be quite wonderful for many of you. (The last two minutes are a message from the artist.) Watch the decade of the 80s in worship music performed acapella. Twenty-five songs in all. Which of these are familiar to you? (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view …

Can you follow this magician? I don’t care how many times you watch it, it’s still magic! (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.)

Today’s video is quite inspiring. I had to watch it more than once. It is from the 2016 Paralympic Games. Each runner is blind and is accompanied by a sighted partner. I struggle to imagine running full speed without sight. It’s hard enough with it. I could not help but think of a dozen word pictures this action displays for us. In our daily walk with God. In our lonely struggle as …

Weird English Language Quirks What is another word for “thesaurus”? Have you ever run into someone who was combobulated, gruntled, ruly, or peccable? If a book about failure doesn’t sell, is it a success? Did you know that “verb” is a noun? If there are typos in a dictionary, how would you know? A novelist once wrote, “He sat with his head in his hands and his eyes on the floor.” …

You are the canine in this story. You’ve spent years working to master your genre only to find three newbies, who aren’t even trained, setting up residence in YOUR genre! What do you do? Protest. Demonstrate your displeasure to your writing community. Huff and puff. Realize there is plenty of room and you don’t own the genre. It’s okay to share. Anybody relate?