As Thanksgiving Day approached this year, I heard and read many comments about how terrible 2020 has been and how it would be hard to...

Believe it or not, it's that time of year again. Time to begin thinking of what gifts you're going to buy for your friends and family...

Figuring out why people read what they do is a mystery to me. Each individual reader differs in so many ways: political and religious...

In writing and publishing, there is no such thing as "little things." Everything and anything can be important in a writer's quest for...

Whether we write fiction or nonfiction, we must conduct some degree of research, and it's important that the information we provide from...

Motivational guru and success expert Napoleon Hill (http://naphill.org) said, "You can't control others' acts, but you can control your...

I recently had a couple of pleasant experiences with repairmen. That shouldn't be news, but in today's world, the opposite experience is...

My backlit watch read 4:55. Five more minutes, I thought. I closed my eyes and immediately drifted back into a deep, dream-filled sleep....

Sitting at a light in heavy traffic the other day, my eyes suddenly became aware of the writing on the double doors of the work van in...

Sometimes the best inspiration for writing comes from those who have actually proven themselves to be effective and successful writers....

Following the reports of the approach, landfall, and aftermath of Hurricane Sally made me ponder the storms of life and how they affect...

Every editor has certain things he or she seems just naturally attuned to detect. Encountered often enough, those things could even...

All my life, it seems, I've had people tell me, "Finish the job! Don't do a half-way job!" Parents and teachers (elementary school...

I just received from my editor at TouchPoint Press her updated editorial calendar. It shows that my two books, Christ in Camp and Combat:...

Writing is hard work that looks easy to non-writers. They read a story, an article, or a book that grtabs their attention and holds it...

As schools begin to resume their task of educating our youth, I vicariously relive through memories my own first day of classes. What a...

When my brother, sister, and I were growing up, our parents taught us more by their example than by their spoken instruction, although...

Check out my new website that offers resources for Writers, Teachers, History Buffs, and so many others! Here you will have access to...

Viewed another way, however, they can be of great benefit, regardless of your job title, but especially if you are an editor or a writer....

“I need something from the attic,” my wife said to me the other morning as I was beginning my assault on the day’s crowded to-do list....