Book Reviews and Writing Tips
Tom Robbins’ Villa Incognito centers on American MIAs that chose to remain missing after the conclusion of the Vietnam War. Add in four generations of alluring women that share a mysterious connection to a famous figure from Japanese folklore and you can only begin to imagine the possibilities. This review of Villa Incognito will cover … Read more
Writing content may not be your problem. But, if you’re anything like me, there’s a big difference between creating content and optimizing content so that readers actually see it. I can’t tell you how many blogs I spent hours on without understanding why nobody was reading them. Then I finally got smart and started learning. … Read more
This book came to me at a time when I was running around (seemingly) like crazy for my job in Austin, Texas. I have long been enamored with learning more about Eastern philosophy, and the idea of having it framed by one of my favorite childhood stories was too much to resist. So, today, I’m … Read more
If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, you already know that Tom Robbins is one of my favorite American authors. His books are full of commentary on society and life, and he does an incredible job at making the reader smile (and sometimes even laugh out loud). Today, I’m going to highlight and discuss … Read more
I’m still improving the structure and organization of my blogs with every opportunity I get to create a new one. I recently looked back on some of my earliest work to see how different it is from the content I’m creating today. My writing style and organization has changed a lot over 5+ years, and … Read more
Many writers have fallen victim to writer’s block. We have a large vision of what it is we’d like to create, but we don’t know where to start, or we get started and then get stuck halfway through. Our dear friends at Merriam-Webster define writer’s block as “a psychological inhibition prohibiting a writer from proceeding … Read more
Are you living your personal legend? Have you become distracted by how it is you want to live and what it is you want to create with this life? It happens to all of us. Even those who seem to have it figured out experience doubt, failure, and depression. This idea of your ‘personal legend’ … Read more