Welcome to My Reflections

A Journal to Inspire

Be S.M.A.R.T: Setting Goals to Help You Get Clear About Life

Goals can be overwhelming, especially if they have no clear focus, are unrealistic or are too far in the distance of achieving. It's...

Writing Made Better Through Research!

Hello there Dear Friends and Gentle Readers! Today I am here to share with you a few tips about adequately researching your subject prior...

Large Scale Revisons? No Biggies. Persevere and Rock On. Here's How!

Hello there Dear Friends and Gentle Readers! Today I am going to be talking to you about the ever daunting task of large scale revisions....

Being Thankful For the Hard Things

Hey there Dear Friends and Gentle Readers! This is Joyce and today I want to talk to you about being thankful for the hard things....

5 Successful Authors Share How They Stay Motivated in Writing To Finish!

Schan Ellis, Story Strategist, Word Curator, Writing Coach and Author of "Be Beautifully Inspired: A 90 Day Guide of Poems, Prayers,...

Face it! You Have Permission to Write a Lousy First Draft!

Hey there dear friends and gentle readers! This is Joyce and it’s day 10 of NaNoWriMo (that's National Novel Writing Month for those of...

I Want to Write a Book. Do I Outline or Not? That is the Question!

So you want to write a book and a logical question would be, “well how do I start?” Well here it is simply. You can write out your...

Outlining 101: How, Why or Whatever!

I really didn’t know the debate of outlining was a “thing” in the literary world until I had a conference call with two separate...

3 Sure Fire Tips for the Reluctant Revisionist

Hey there, Dear Friends and Gentle Readers! How are things out there in “Writing Land?” Not so bad, I would imagine, when compared with...