Category: write a book

When the Ghosts of the Past Come Knocking

Post author By oldguywritesbooks
Post date April 22, 2025
Categories In learning how to write, life story, write books, your story
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pexels-suzyhazelwood-6785319 “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner Faulkner wasn’t wrong. The past doesn’t ask permission. It just shows up, usually when we’re least prepared for it. Ever notice how memories have impeccable timing? You’re pouring coffee, folding laundry, or staring at a blinking cursor, and bam. A name. A […]

Catharsis & Writing

Emotional release through writing “A person journaling in a notebook with deep focus, symbolizing the cathartic process of writing and emotional release.” Emotional Release Through Writing: 5 Questions to Discover Your Story How unlocking emotions through writing leads to clarity, creativity, and renewal. What Does Catharsis Have to Do With Writing? Writing is more than […]

You can write that book!

Post author By oldguywritesbooks
Post date March 1, 2025
Categories In write a book, write books, your story
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Musings from #oldguywritesbooks (a series) What book, you ask? The book within. What are you talking about? I have no book within. We all do–every one of us. I don’t understand. Let me put it this way: everyone alive has a story. It’s called their life story. Every life story is different because no two […]

What’s it like to author a book?

Post author By oldguywritesbooks
Post date October 24, 2024
Categories In write a book, write books
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When someone asks me, “What’s it like to author a book?” My typical response is that it’s fun. That tends to lead to more questions. I think that’s because to most folks “fun” is not an expected answer. There is a great article about that. Whatever job I had, I would try to make it […]

The new baby (book) is born!

Post author By oldguywritesbooks
Post date October 2, 2024
Categories In write a book, write books
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The challenging work is done. It’s in the publisher’s hands now. The long wait begins. It’s not on Amazon yet, but it will be a pre-sale item soon. It’s hard to believe this is my fourth book. It makes me wonder what some of my teachers in high school might say! Surprise, surprise. #oldguywritesbooks #undone […]

Why do I write?

Post author By oldguywritesbooks
Post date August 23, 2024
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Why write books? Well, I’m an author and that’s what authors do. But the answer is much deeper than that. I want people to read my books and see themselves on the pages. Hopefully, they will see pieces of their lives in them and connect with the message. I love it when I read a […]

The first step

Musings from #oldguywritesbooks (a series) When a baby takes the first step, it’s a mixture of things that might be considered opposites. The first step is tenuous yet bold because there is no outright fear. The step looks weak, yet it is strong. It’s delicate yet determined, and it’s unsure, but it’s also convincing. …dream […]

A leap of faith

Musings from #oldguywritesbooks (a series) The phrase “a leap of faith” originated in the mid-1800s but gained popularity in the 1900s. It comes from the Latin word “saltus fidei,” which Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard coined. He used it as a metaphor for religious belief in God. As it applies to this issue of your taking […]

I will fear no more

Post author By oldguywritesbooks
Post date July 1, 2024
Categories In life story, write a book, write books
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Musings from #oldguywritesbooks (a series) If you continue to doubt that you can author that book burning within you, you might start to consider that the noise in your mind is just two opposing voices clamoring for your attention. As you have seen from some of the previous posts in this series, one voice is […]

Stumbling Block

Post author By oldguywritesbooks
Post date June 30, 2024
Categories In life story, write a book, write books
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Musings from #oldguywritesbooks (a series) The orange cube in the picture is a stumbling block. Because it is cube-shaped, it has six sides. Imagine that each side has a different word or phrase imprinted on it. Most are predicated on something I wrote about previously, fear. Here are some of the phrases that were on […]