Ask for Help

No one’s an expert at everything.

The other day, while working on a home improvement project, I faced a choice: I could risk injury—or I could ask my wife’s help.

I needed to trim several inches from the end of an eight-foot-long board. My table saw was ready. But without a third … Continue reading

The Gift of Deadlines

It’s too easy to postpone writing.

Will you write today? Maybe you feel creative, inspired, knowing exactly the words you’ll use.

But maybe you don’t. That makes it easy to say you’ll write tomorrow.

That might work for you and your writing. Right now, I’d rather be giving full attention to the Rockies/Giants baseball game. My team is winning, and the action is increasing.

But I … Continue reading

Working on the Cheap

What’s the worth of your writing tools?

When you spend significant time writing, it helps if your writing tools work for you, not against you.

For the past year, my desk chair’s been fighting me. Once it was fully adjustable for height, seatback angle, and seat angle. But months ago, the seat adjustment quit working. Several times each day I’d adjust the angle. Each time, it … Continue reading