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A Lighter Look at the Writer’s Life

A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Bam! Pow! Zap! Batman and Clever Writing

During my senior year of college, I took a class called “Psychology of Advertising,” taught by a first-time adjunct…
September 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Oh, Happy Day(s)

Thank God for retro television channels. I never pictured myself as a “golden oldie.” I used to cringe whenever…
August 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
We put on a Show And Saved the Day!

I remember watching a Carol Burnett Show sketch that spoofed the old Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland musicals. You know the…
July 10, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Top Self-Quarantine Bestsellers?

So, how’s life going, y’all? As I write this post, our country has been in pandemic lockdown for over…
June 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
You Released a Book WHEN?

I released a book during a pandemic. What’s new with you? I waited years upon years to see a…
May 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
From Almost to Real

What if you write for a website called “Almost An Author” and then you actually get a book contract?…
April 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Let’s go to Camp

I never went to camp as a child. For a variety of reasons, it wasn’t my thing. Even though…
March 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Be Still?

Be still and know that I am God . . . That line from Psalm 46:10 is one of…
February 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Goals . . . We Have Goals

It is the dawn of a new year, even a new decade, and people are talking about goals. I…
January 6, 2020
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
What Do I Want To Be?

As I am writing this, it is the week of Thanksgiving. I am moving. My wife and I coordinate…
December 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Journal This

I bought a guided journal a month ago, and I have written in it every day thereafter. I deserve…
November 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
A Comma Here, A Comma There

I spent the better part of yesterday evening, into the night, grading analysis essays. As I marked up the…
October 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
You Are . . .

Your not going to like what I say. You might feel like pulling you’re hair out. I am assuming…
September 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Don’t Quit Your Daydream

I was ministered to by a bathroom cup a while back. One day I was getting ready for work…
August 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
A Whale, A Worm, and A Writer

What do a whale, a worm, and a writer have in common? Remember the story of Jonah in the…
July 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Prior Planning and Preparation?

Has an event ever “snuck up on you” and you did not feel prepared for it? I have attended…
June 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
People Plan . . .

People plan, God laughs. One of my favorite quotes in all the world is “People plan, God laughs.” Now,…
May 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Be a Neighbor

“Love is at the root of everything . . . love or the lack of it.” This quote is…
April 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Building It Up

If I have learned anything from writers conferences and other instruction, it’s that writers like me need a platform—a…
March 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Resolutions??

Since it is the dawn of a new year, let’s discuss those dreaded resolutions. I have been resolving to…
January 6, 2019
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Hey, you! Can you hear me?

The other day in my Interpersonal Communication class, we talked about “acoustic space,” which is the distance your voice…
December 6, 2018
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Whatever!

“What do you write?” Sit down with a group at a writers conference or anywhere else writers gather, and…
November 6, 2018
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Polishing Gems by Sue Potts

(Editor’s Note: Sue Potts is our guest columnist this month, specially asked by Carlton Hughes.) While on vacation in…
October 6, 2018
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Just Another Post

Clutter: (verb) to crowd something untidily. I have a confession to make: I am a clutter person. I once read an…
September 6, 2018
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Through the Years

Has your writing training “ruined” you in some ways? Do you notice plot holes, awkward point-of-view changes, and overly-predictable…
August 6, 2018