_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello Friends, Recently, I read an Instagram post which laid the claim that new writers should first learn to write poetry before attempting to enter their real endeavor of novel writing. He said poetry was the place for writers to 'cut their teeth' before moving into the more serious work of fiction. That was... Continue Reading →
Overcome Self-Sabotage:
Succeed Without Tripping Over Your Shadow Each of us fall victim to self-sabotage in some aspect of our lives, whether we realize it or not. This type of sabotage can be conscious or unconscious, causing us to ruin our hope of attaining the thing we most desire. We might blow our diet by eating a... Continue Reading →
Just Joan…Thinking Outloud
March 16, 2022 Shortcuts ✂ Human nature, in our fast-paced world, is to want things to happen fast. We have short attention spans, as well as patience, these days. Gone are the days when we waited with excitement for things to eventually happen. Twenty years ago, we even waited with heightened anticipation for AOL to... Continue Reading →
Channeling Your Inner Writer
This is the year you are going to become a writer! Everyone is a writer these days and you can be, too. Just pick up a pen, a laptop, or even your phone, and get to it! It is as simple as that, almost. It depends upon what kind of writer you want to be,... Continue Reading →