Writers block? The amazing “Broccoli Monster” trick will save you.
I have three great, new story ideas to share with you. The first one: What happens when a young girl on a dairy farm decides to milk a cow? The second one: What happens when a father clown fish must rescue his captured son halfway across the ocean? And finally, the...
He wanted to give up writing, but then this happened
A member of my Facebook group was stuck. We’ll call him “Sam,” to make sure he can protect his privacy. Sam is a long-time writer, having written pieces in the fantasy fiction genre for a number of years. But this past April, he posted a blog entry on his site...
5 Ideas for Instantly Recording…Ideas
I took a playwriting course senior year of college. My professor recommended that we get a microcassette recorder and keep it with us at all times—one never knows when the muse will strike, after all. Except, that was during this whole other thing called “the...
You Probably Don’t Want This Tip
A couple of years ago, I was hired by a client to help her with a book on the Law of Attraction. One of the common beliefs about the Law of Attraction is that it’s all about sitting on the couch and wishing for nice things to happen. And while thinking positive...
What these Awful Lego Sculptures Teach Us About Writing
Take a look at these Lego sculptures. I mean, look at them. One looks like the bottom half of an oilrig and the other looks like a rainbow moose balanced on top of a hovercraft. Awful. No coherence, no sense of playful whimsy. I created these two sculptures this...
Hi, I'm Neil
I help people find the words to express their unique value. For it is when we can set ourselves apart in a compelling way that others will flock to us and want to know more.