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We wake up with plans to execute for the day, whether well-thought-out or jumbled.

But for authors, not after the mighty dollar... thoughts are endless, even when asleep. I dare anyone to contradict this. Okay, I joke!

Authors are dedicated thinkers who wonder about those 'fabricated' prose. And I mean fabricate in the best sense of the word. Although 'compose' would be a better word choice. I digress.

Authors see the possibility of stories everywhere and subconsciously align them systematically...

Words are an author's most valuable currency, traded for passion, enthusiasm, love, money, and fame. Alas, I usually eat words for breakfast only to choke on them at dinner.

Certain words have ways of humbling us, especially those whose first language is not English.

Idiom

Allegory

Metaphor

Simile

Analogy

Figurative

Literal

Blah blah blah

What's challenging is not their meaning but their appropriate application in storytelling.

I don't intend to explain these words, but to encourage your curiosity. The...

We are all categorized, to various degrees, as hoarders by minimalists and scanty by those on the opposite extreme.

Stay with me for a moment.

Imagine you're downtown LA in the late '60s and find yourself in an old bookstore surrounded by shelves and shelves of books with multicolored spines announcing the delights forthcoming in the titles.

You find a spot on the floor, surrounded by literary treasures, and pull out a book that catches your eye. As you start to lose yourself in its pages,...

They say charity begins at home. But why does it have to start in a specific location?

The art of benevolence to others is age-old and timeless, a tradition that connects us to our ancestors. However, its lustre now has less burnish in the age of social media, where everything has to be about me, me, me. And when you challenge, petulance rears its head in the form of "...I'm building my brand..."

So, how much time is left to help others, and momentarily forget your woes and petty peaves?...