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A Special Thank You!

Posted in TDMCWritingI just wanted to take a moment and express my most sincere gratitude to everyone who downloaded, purchased, shared, reviewed, or mentioned my book within this last week. And a special shout out to those of you new to my mailing list as well! It may seem like a person...

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Available Now! -The Dead Man Chronicles: Fear

Posted in Career RelatedWritingGet a FREE Kindle eBook version for a limited time!   I am VERY happy to announce that my 1st novel. The Dead Man Chronicles: Fear is now available on Amazon.com and other book retailers' websites.   And for the next few days I'm giving the kindle eBook version away...

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The Dead Man Chronicles: Author Q and A

Posted in WritingJust 2 days away from the official launch of my first novel! I'm excited and apprehensive, but that's to be expected. I've spent the better part of this year writing, researching, reaching out to people, scheduling promos, all for this moment.   In this post I wanted to share some info...

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There is No Perfect | There is Only Finished

Posted in Big DreamersCareer RelatedCreative LivingInto My MindJourneyWritingI've been a closet fiction writer for years. So closeted that I never considered myself a "real" writer even though the title is all over my website and marketing materials. To be fair, I've written a lot...Just look at this blog. But I have a lot of unfinished fiction work....

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Memphis Movement: A Labor of Love

Posted in Career RelatedEditingFilmmakingInto My MindJourneyMediaMemphis MovementMusicnewsSo you've probably seen my posts or ads about my documentary film Memphis Movement: Jookin' the Urban Ballet this week. I'm really excited to finally be able to share it with the world. I started the project way back in 2009 as the honors thesis for my film degree, and have...

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Birthday Letter to a Younger Me

Posted in Big DreamersgoalsInto My MindJourneyPersonal DevelopmentSignificant times of the year always make me contemplative. I usually pour my thoughts into my personal journal which only myself and a few others have ever seen. But this year, as I approach a certain age, I decided I'd write something to myself at age 12. A summation of...

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Everything Wrong with Starbucks

Posted in Current EventsHealth and FitnessInto My MindRandom/InterestingThis may be off the beaten path of my usual posts but I've to get this off of my chest. I hate Starbucks! There I said it...Well obviously it's not an "I hate it so much that I'd never go there", type of hate. I actually enjoyed that eggnog latte...

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The POWER of Gratitude

Posted in Big DreamersInto My MindJourneyPersonal DevelopmentI'm not going to get all preachy about Thanksgiving. Like all holiday's its origin has its pros and cons and it's "All in good Fun". Hell, who doesn't want a ton of good food and a day off? I do feel like it's a perfect time to talk about the...

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The Law of the Struggle

Posted in Big DreamersCareer RelatedgoalsHealth and FitnessInto My MindPersonal DevelopmentI hate the saying "everything happens for a reason." "Who's reason?" and "How do you know this?" are my immediate thoughts. I don't like to think that there is a "reason" behind every painful and unpleasant experience we face. But there is a law in this universe (like gravity) that no...

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YES YOU

Posted in Big Dreamersgoal settinggoalsPersonal DevelopmentWhen we are children, most of us are presented with this idea: You can be whatever you want to be when you grow up. But somewhere along the line many of us lose sight of this. We begin to form these notions that certain things are only suited to a...

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