My Iconic Stories about Storytelling and Writing

Storytelling frameworks plus publishing industry data, pages, words count, and percentages — “Feeling tells you what you want to say. Technique gives you tools with which to say it.” ― Dwight V. Swain Writing a novel is doable anytime in our lifetime because with enough willpower, grit, and tools, it is up to us. You got the willpower and grit. …

Instead, monetize like a badass internet farmer from Vermont — I’m not proud about it but when auditing financial records my team use to laugh at people wanting to get rich trusting compound interests alone. It’s not that we enjoyed knowing why they would fail. It’s just that they lacked financial education. …

Goosebumps because anyone who writes cannot be without a trace of love — “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know I am baffled about all the love in the writing community. I have come to the conclusion anyone who writes cannot be without a trace of love. Of course…

Your money isn’t Johnny Depp’s Bed — Your money is the bed where your dreams rest. But this crazy decade that starts wants to shit on your financial mattress. There’s only one way to stop it. One. First, let’s see what the beginning of this decade achieved: Billionaires got 54% richer during the pandemic. American billionaires got…

2 Simplified ways to see your money’s risk — Risk is misunderstood. Smoke-sellers sell you risk as to the key to success, “If you don’t risk you don’t win!” If you believe them, you are actually buying failure. Understanding risk is very important. Even more so if you have no idea how your financial situation will be tomorrow. …

Tommy saw a shadow standing on the edge of the hole watching him sink — Tommy sneaked into the living room where his dad was watching a movie. Tommy should have been asleep but around 11 pm he woke up. He went to the living room, the light was off, the TV was on and his father was asleep. For some reason, he knew that…

Violence is the ultimate way to resolve conflicts Grandpa said — Do you know how to generate money? Grandpa asked me. He went on to say that it was about time I found out. My family always had money. That was evident since I was a child. What I never knew is that there was a secret to having it. Grandpa…

Walking on the corpses of those who tried and failed — Friday at the Bar with friends. And I had to listen to how my friend’s brother told us about his plan to ruin his life. His eyes sparkled and he moved when talking. He explained to all of us how he was going to give up everything to fulfill his…