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  • Would I Dare Ride a Horse?

    What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail. Horse racing. If I was guaranteed not to fail spectacularly, I would try horse racing. I’m not worried much about losing. I don’t care if I don’t come in first place. But I would love to try it with the absolute certainty that… Read more

  • Out of Place, Out of Whack

    Tell about a time when you felt out of place. When I hear the phrase “out of place,” it makes me think that I have somehow misplaced myself or stumbled into something that is not meant for me. It implies being in the wrong place, not merely an awkward or unfitting one. And without a… Read more

  • Regarding the Writer and His Readers

    A couple years ago, I wrote a blog post titled “No Author is an Island.” I stand by what I wrote in that article. Now, with more experience, I can also add to it. An author is dependent on his beta readers, editors, and cover artists to make his book the best it can be.… Read more

  • “Now” is Not “Forever”

    What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? “This too shall pass.” Whenever you are feeling down, whenever you feel discouraged, whenever you’re stuck taking out the trash or behind a desk at work, or otherwise feel that time has shrunk to a single point that is infinite and eternal and will never,… Read more

  • Is There Such a Thing as Life Without Music?

    What would your life be like without music? Life without music would be insufferably boring. And, I think, it would be impossible to live life without it. Not because we would drop dead from lack of music or lose all motivation and will, but because humans must make music. We feel rhythm and melody in… Read more

  • What I Feel Isn’t Always What I Need

    Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. I wish I had learned much earlier in life that how I feel about something doesn’t change the need to do it. I wish that I had learned, a long time ago, that I shouldn’t only write when I feel inspired, that I only… Read more