Category: Thoughts on Writing

  • Dream Big

    Dream Big

    Reading The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John Maxwell, and discovered this amazing poem: Dream Big If there were ever a time to dare,  To make a difference,  To embark on something worth doing,  It is now.  Not for any grand cause, necessarily—  But for something that tugs at your heart,  Something that’s your

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  • 10 Practical Steps for a NaNoWriMo Winner

    10 Practical Steps for a NaNoWriMo Winner

    In 20 days, I became a ‘winner’ of the NaNoWriMo Challenge by writing 50,000 words for my novel. Here are 10 practical steps that helped me win… 1. Be prepared. Create an outline. Before November, I prepared an open-ended outline. Each chapter was concisely summarized in a few sentences with lots of room to spare

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  • Novel in the Making

    Novel in the Making

    November is going to be awesome. As some of you already know, I’m writing a novel. And damn it, I’m finishing the first draft this year! How am I doing this? By taking a complete month of work off! I’ll still be spending quality time with the twins but for at least 6 hours of

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  • Personal Mission Statement

    Personal Mission Statement

    Big changes this month as VMware announced Pat Gelsinger will become our new CEO starting in September. He is a living legend in the technology sector and highly respected in the Christian community. In his book, The Juggling Act, Pat challenges the reader to craft a personal mission statement. “You need to think deeply about

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