Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Can You Believe It?

Live hard! Play hard! That's been my words to live by. Today, however, it's been really interesting to see more and more people playing hard and rarely living that way. I'll be the first to say that I'm loaded with challenges, tasks and to-do-lists. What's even more challenging, at times, is finding the strength to be able to be able to juggle it all at once. So, what have I done to find a remedy to this? I take time out for ME! I take a trip down to the beach, park and walk. I come home, sometimes, and play my piano (keyboard) which also pleases and relaxes me. I, more times than I can count on one finger, take long, hot, steamy soaks in my bathtub. What does all of this do for me? It helps me to stay focused and relaxed on what I have to do as a writer for my fans. It also helps me to understand how working too hard without any relaxation can lead to an early retirement that was unforeseen.

Solution:

Live hard! Play hard! Work hard! Relax just as hard as you work! Doing this will lead you to a more successful you! So, I challenge all who reads this to sit back, relax and enjoy your moment in time with you.


 

 

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Happy Writing!

I think editing after brainstorming is a wonderful and "truthful" idea. Being a professional author, I have to admit that writing can be intimidating; however, when I write, I brainstorm and go ahead and put everything down on paper. Then, I will edit when complete. Many times, I'll end up writing at least five pages of great stuff!

My advice: Always continue to write when the moment arrives. Don't worry about the mistakes and editing until you've reached that point where you're comfortable enough to go ahead and start the editing process. Read, read and re-read during your editing process and then ask for another set of eyes to review for you.

Good luck to all and happy writing!

The American Prince Charles, III
Author of Tirips