GalacticWriter

Last week, Cary Snowden of SocialHat, and Kelly King Anderson of Startup Princess, put together a Tweetup at the Park City Ski Resort. While tweetups aren’t new, this one had a twist; give a donation at the door for a charity voted on at the end of the night. Now that is cool.
The event was [...]

As all of you know, there are a large number of challenges when it comes to writing a book. There are so many I’m not even going to list them.
A month or so ago, my friend Jason Alba challenged us to write our book this year. Doesn’t matter the subject, only to get started writing. [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Props To My Peeps, but today is the day I start again. I also want to show the power of social networks.
Earlier this morning I asked if someone would be willing to help me create a small graphic for my blog in return for me pimping their [...]

Earlier in the week I attended the first meeting of what will become a local writers group. The group meets close tony house so that makes it real easy to attend.
Everyone shared the reason they were there, and I was surprised at the varied responses. Most were what I would call typical, and one was [...]

Today I put out a message on Twitter asking what people thought I should focus on with this new blog. The majority of comments suggested I have a focus and stay with it. Having a focus will allow visitors to know what to expect. And I couldn’t agree more.
My original intent with this blog was [...]

I dread days like today. Days where it seems nothing goes your way. You try hard to rise above, but the water just keep coming.
Though much of this day, and much of the week, was stressful, I still found time to write. After all, it’s my outlet. The thing that helps me gain new perspective.
That’s [...]

My focus for a long time has been writing fiction. I’ve never really thought about writing a non-fiction piece. But several months ago I was brain storming with a friend on a story I’ve wanted to tell for 20 years. Yeah I know, we all have a story that takes us 20 years to tell. [...]

A few days ago I connected with Guy Rosen on Twitter. Guy has a lot of great things to say, and I wanted to talk about one of his recent posts.
Guy gives some advice on how to handle tough decisions. We all face these from time to time, and as a writer, I face them [...]

This is a poem I write a few years ago for a writing competition. I didn’t place, but it was a fun exercise. When I was in high school, I wrote a lot of poetry, mostly for my wife. Let me know what you think:
I’m always amazed at this time of year
Nature, slowing down, sleeping
Color [...]

The more I journey around the Internet, getting to know other writers, and reading posts on social network services like Twitter, the more I see links for sales landing pages. These are sites that usually have just one page calling you into action to buy a product or service. I’m amazed at the number of [...]