One year in late winter, I decided to try sprouting an avocado pit. In some ways, this seemed doomed to fail at the outset. For one thing, avocados are tropical plants. Currently, it’s the coldest season in the Midwest. The best light happened to be in the kitchen in front of the sliding glass doors….
Tag: ghostwriter
The Long Way
“How did you become a ghostwriter?” someone asked. We were at a networking event, so I explained the leaps of faith I made from my decades as an artist to the new field of writing. Some of you already know my parents labeled me an artist at the age of five. This was solely based…
Changing Up
Embracing change encourages growth and resilience.
Navigating Winter
Navigating winter is easiest by reading or writing a great story.
Little Steps Big Results
In my writing journey, amid reading a ton of books, I came across one of the most prolific new authors I ever had the pleasure to read. An internet search revealed she’d written a dozen books. She had a sharp-looking website, a social media platform that reached around the world, and everywhere I looked, there…
Dusting Off Trunk Books
It surprises most people to find out that ghostwriting is “a thing.” But truthfully, most celebrities, politicians, and entertainers don’t have time to write a book. You don’t have to be in that crowd to write one. There are loads of fascinating stories out there that want to be told. Maybe yours is one of…
Living Sooner
Mila, a devoted wife and mother of adult children found herself late in life the caretaker of her aging and mentally deteriorating husband. Although the children visited as often as they could, naturally the bulk of the time spent caring for him fell to her. Despite her being pleasant and accommodating, he was often demanding…
Busyness vs. Rest
I like to keep busy. Over the course of my life, I’ve held several jobs simultaneously and once it was up to four. The reasons are the same two for most people: debt and bills. Even when my main focus was homeschooling my daughter, I worked odd jobs and threw pots in my ceramics studio….
Feeling the Heat
I hope your summer is going better than planned. With longer days, the workload has been ramping up here – but that isn’t a complaint. With extended hours of daylight, I’m inclined to go out and enjoy the company of others. Last week I overheard someone say that though it’s just now July, for them,…
Juli Ocean 