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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Musings from #oldguywritesbooks (a series) Among others, there is an acronym for fear that resonates with me particularly well. It is “False Evidence Appearing Real.” Over the years, I have felt fear about several things, people, and circumstances, only to realize later that I was wrong to feel that way. FDR’s old saying, “We have […]
Musings from #oldguywritesbooks (a series) There’s an old saying, “Everyone has a book in them.” Do you think that’s true? Or do you say “yes, but”? The reality is, and no offense is meant, that everyone has a book in them unless they are brain dead. That’s because every single person has a life story–everybody. […]