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Finding Character Names

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020writingcharacters, ideas, names, writing

It seems a lot of writers have trouble coming up with names for their characters. Thankfully, I’ve never had any trouble doing that—it’s the story itself that gives me sleepless nights. Telling you that names

Using Synonyms And Rhymes In Lyrics and Poems

February 15, 2020February 15, 2020writinglyrics, poetry, writing

Many people find writing poems and lyrics difficult. So here’s my tip—keyword brainstorming.Say you wanted to write a song about being dumped via a text message. Identify the keywords—in this case “text” and “dumped”. Then

A Forest

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020poetryforests, poems, trees

A forest is a factoryrecycling polluted airproducing tons of oxygenwhether or not we care A forest is a networka web beneath our feetsharing informationkeeping it discrete A forest is a harvestfuel, paper, woodclean and sustainableto

Planet Baggers on SALE!!

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020eBookebook, free, sale

The Planet Baggers, is now FREE on Kindle Store for a few days. Grab it while you can. If you are a fan of Douglas Adams or liked Red Dwarf then it could be right

I Love Walking At Dusk

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020thoughtsdusk, walking

I love going for walks at dusk. A time when Day has lost interest and Night is still getting ready, going over her lines. Your eyes begin to play tricks and you see otherworldly shapes

A Secret To Start A New Year

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020thoughtsmotivation, self help

I’d like to share a little secret with you. Except it’s not really a secret, it’s something you’ll have heard many times. It’s just a seemingly glib little 5-word phrase: “Everything happens for a reason”.