Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash “Who wants to hear about your life? You’re so boring.” Do you hear lies about your life like these? These are the lies I hear when I start writing. Every time I go to write a post or work on a book, these lies come after me. And while I might not be an online creator expat living in another country after quitting my job to go all in (clearly, this sounds...
Photo by Monstera In recent months, I have been thinking a lot about the need for a platform as an author. There is a fine line between how many platforms you need versus having one that doesn’t work with your writing. Yet, today, as I write this post, one of the writers I have looked up to for years came out with an article stating that platforms aren’t necessary. As I read his...
Photo by Karyme França How many dreams do you think you could write down? This year seems to be the year of dreams for my family. We have felt this overarching theme where God is calling us to dream and dream big. One way to do that is to write down 100 dreams you have for your life. I wouldn’t have realized this, but we have heard people tell us to write down 100 dreams three times this...
Photo by Live Ransijn via Unsplash I have increased my writing income by 25% or more over the last five years. This year, however, after one quarter, it looks like I might have a dip in my annual income. Looking at the numbers it is a little demoralizing. My hope was to try and make enough this year to break free of my job in one to two years. However, with last quarter’s numbers, and this...
Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán on Pexels.com In 2022, I started focusing on writing more about my self-publishing journey. As such, I have put together a steady stable of posts that have helped lots of other writers and authors. While reviewing what did well and what didn’t I found five stories on Medium and Substack that had a lot of views and interactions. So, today, I thought I would share them...
I am a follower of Jesus. I am a husband and a father. I am a writer. I care deeply about people and believe that men and women can grow into who they were created to be. Enter...