“When talented people write badly, it’s generally for one of two reasons: Either they’re blinded by an idea they feel compelled to prove or they’re driven by an emotion they must express. When talented people write well, it is generally for this reason: They’re moved by a desire to touch the audience.” — Robert McKee I think I’m a talented writer who writes well, and in everything I write, I like to think that I do it out of a desire to touch the audience. I like to write stories that pull a reader in and engage them to either cheer […]
I Wish Someone Told Me…
Everyone goes through life wishing someone had told them about how a certain event, a certain meeting, a certain phone call, a certain relationship (or whatever else) would turn out. It’s like that whole thing about “writing a letter to your younger self”, telling yourself what you wish you had known back then that would help make your life better or make a certain event in your life easier or whatever. But no one actually writes to their younger self and actually makes a difference, right? I don’t know if what I’d write to my younger self would make that […]
Sunday Inspiration: Never Give Up
“Never give up on something that you cannot go a day without thinking about.” I often find myself thinking about what to blog about, and I think that this “Write 31 Days” challenge has inspired me to write and write often, or in this case, write daily. At times, I have found it hard to find the time to sit down and write because I pack my day so full of activities. Then when I find the time to sit down, I’m exhausted and just want to sleep. But through it all, I will never give up doing what I […]
When I Grow Up…
You can ask my mother about this, but when I was younger, I would always say that I wanted to be the next Barbara Walters. I would pretend I was a television newswoman, staring at my reflection in the microwave oven door, reading the news stories I had written. Then when I was about 16 years old, I began writing. I may have strayed from my original path as a writer from time to time, mainly because school and life got in the way. A couple of years ago, my passion for writing was reignited and I began a blog… […]
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I follow many blogs on Bloglovin’ and enjoy every single blog I read. You can check it out for yourself. It is the place I go to catch up on almost all of the blogs I follow. And now you can follow me on Bloglovin’! Seth MacBeth Check it out here: Follow my blog on Bloglovin’. Thanks for your continued support during this past year, and I look forward to sharing more blogs with all of you in 2015!