This blog is about the writer’s passion, writing what you love and loving what you write—or it’s supposed to be. Writing should also be fun.
My passion is not to write about writing. I do enjoy it, but there are so many great blogs out there about writing—fiction, technique, freelance, style, non-fiction—the topics are endless.
After a lot of soul searching (and putting it off for years) I’ve finally decided to go with my passion—health and well-being. I’ve spent the last few weeks getting the site ready for launch. There will be …

This is a rare Sunday post. I didn’t set out to post today—well not really—but I found some great reads today that I thought worthy of sharing.
Lake Lopez—actually, Lake found me, but I’m so glad he did. Be sure to check out all of his blog because he has some very amusing stuff there. Don’t let that fool you though; he’s a serious writer as well.
7 Steps to Playing a Much Bigger Game. This is a blog post on The Launch Coach, and I haven’t read the entire site—but it …

You have the passion to be a writer or a daily blogger. It’s there gnawing at you every moment of every day until you give in and start writing. If you’re not writing, you’re thinking about writing, you’re jotting down ideas, you’re thinking up great blog posts, new angles to share with your readers—this is your life; you are passionate about being a writer—you are a writer.
So what happens when the passion goes to sleep? Has the flame of desire completely gone out and killed all your enthusiasm about writing? …

This blog is about passion, not how great we are as writers. Being great comes with age—there has to be passion before there can be greatness. With that being said, there are people, who I consider top notch and leaders in their field of writing, tell me I’m a great writer; published writers even.
I don’t see it but everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion. Being great is not on top of my list. I have no desire to attain the status of a Hemingway or a Stephen King. Why? …

Just sharing a classic today. Enjoy!
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’sSun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps.
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
“Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
“Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN …

I recently posted about listening to music while you write. In Words & Music I said that music can inspire your writing, “Poetic stories told with captivating music are not only inspiring but magical in many ways.” In that piece I mentioned some American songwriters; Bruce Springsteen and Ronnie James Dio. I also covered British bassist, songwriter and founder of Iron Maiden, Steve Harris—who I will also cover again in this post—he’s just that good.
Today I want to cover how you can improve your writing by following how lyricists write. …