On the last day of my college biology class, I turned in my final exam to my professor. He took it and studied me. “Another ‘A’ I’ll bet. You know, you are really good at this,” he said. “Are you interested in pursuing a degree in science? What is your major?” I tensed because I […]
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For most of my life I thought my biggest problem was “discipline,” or how to “make myself” do things I should do. In my mind, the more of them I did, the better. For example, writing for 24 hours a day would have been ideal. Basic needs like eating and sleeping were only unfortunate obstacles
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It has been about a year since I published my e-book A Trail of Crumbs to Creative Freedom. Though I consider myself primarily a fiction writer, its content was important to me. It was a record of my transition from depression and block to recovering creatively, which led to finishing my newest fantasy novel, The
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For my tenth birthday, right before Halloween, my brother and I transformed our ordinary house into a majestic creepy palace of horrors. It was originally my idea. I loved haunted houses, and had been deeply disappointed with the one at my school Halloween carnival. Though the “haunted house” there had cost me money, it had
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