a man in his lab
October 20, 2022

SMARTER BETTER FASTER By now, we’re all familiar with the purpose of goals to help us aim at something. Sometimes when we have an aim or a destination to shoot for, most people’s plans are not specific enough to lead them into action and evaluation. In the book, Goal Setting for Writers, the author introduces…

a dreamlike woman over a landscape
October 18, 2022

If there is one thing I’m proficient at, it’s scrambling for information to no end in heaven and hell. What I call my strength is also my weakness, like a double-edged sword. The amount of online information about creative writing, writing poetry, publishing a book, and selling a book was overwhelming when I started planning…

sketches of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci
September 12, 2022

  The importance of research to publish a book If you’re thinking about writing a book, you’ll need to do your research. This is true whether you’re writing a poetry collection, fiction, or non-fiction book. Even if you’re an expert on your topic, you’ll need to research to ensure your book is accurate and complete…

Apollo and the Greek muses
September 5, 2022

How I decided to write and publish a poetry book When I was younger, I always loved writing poems in high school. They were a way for me to express my emotions and thoughts in a creative outlet. In my post, Writing Humble Beginnings, I mentioned that on January 6th, 2019, I’d pivot to writing as a…

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The Meaning of Myth: With 12 Greek Myths Retold and Interpreted by a Psychiatrist
it was amazing
I really enjoyed this book and probably one the few books where I have taken so many highlights. I have always been fascinated with stories and the meaning behind them all, especially, within myths and the author produces a great book an...
Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor
really liked it
It's a great collection of metaphor usage from a variety of sources, I would have preferred to see from poetry but I did appreciate Shakespeare was included as he is known for his mastery for writing metaphors. The author does state in t...
The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms
really liked it
Reading this book was a sigh of relief with the expectations to go into in-person events and "network" although, she recommends there is value in that. The book is a coaching book on mindset and accepting and harnessing my energy to play...
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
it was amazing
The most beneficial implementations I discovered from the book is organizing across all of my note-taking/organization tools (Google Drive, Evernote, and Notion) was structuring the folders using the PARA system: Projects: Short-term eff...

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