by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Aug 4, 2018 | Authors and Books, On Writing
Our heroes often feel larger than life: Ian Fleming’s James Bond, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Daisy Buchanan, Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta or Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone. But in reality, most heroes are filled with self-doubt at one...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Jul 30, 2018 | Authors and Books
There are many good books but only occasional great ones, and The Girl from Ballymor definitely is one of the great ones. It has reminded me many times over how it was books like this one that caused me to fall in love with reading, which later led to a lifelong love...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Jul 24, 2018 | Authors and Books
The billionaire Richard Branson recently asked, “What are you doing to change the world?” It is not enough for businesses to remain in business simply to make a few individuals richer; in fact, the opposite is true. Businesses should exist because they bring something...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Jul 18, 2018 | A Thin Slice of Heaven, Authors and Books, On Writing, The Tempest Murders, Vicki's Key
We’re continuing with the hero’s journey, and today I want to tell you about the trauma that awakens the hero and catapults him or her along their journey. The trauma can be a death (especially one that is unexpected or sudden), a divorce or split, job loss, illness...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Jul 13, 2018 | Authors and Books, On Writing
I know why a person commits suicide. Regardless of their situation or their circumstance, there is a single thread that runs through them all. The Centers for Disease Control released a study that concluded suicide rates have risen nearly 30% in the United States...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Jun 1, 2018 | Authors and Books, On Writing, Uncategorized, Vicki's Key
The most common response to encountering something unexpected or potentially traumatic is to freeze. This has always been my default response to spiders. And once when I was gardening, I stood up to find myself face to face with the largest snake I’d ever seen. It had...
