I picked up a new book, Divergent, today based on the short blurb on the back: One choice decides your friends One choice defines your beliefs One choice determines your loyalties -- forever One choice can transform you I was hooked even before I looked inside to learn that this first novel by Veronica Roth is about a "dystopian Chicago society that is divided into five faction, each one dedicated to the cultivation of a particular [...]
As I was recently looking for a day that I could launch my Manifesto Bloginar for Visionary Writers, I stumbled upon a day that almost had me move the start of the Bloginar to a Saturday. It's Make a Difference Day. Here's a little bit about it from the holidayinsights.com: Make a Difference Day When: The fourth Saturday in October Initiated in 1990, this is a national day is for devoted to helping others by doing [...]
I'm working on the release of my next book -- a SF techno-thriller entitled Seeds of a New Birth, due out by the end of October. It won't have my name attached to it. The author's name will be Orrin Jason Bradford -- yep, I'm using a pen name for the first time. Why's that? So glad you asked. During the process of revising and polishing the book I've pondered whether to publish it under my [...]
Before becoming a writer and life coach, I practiced veterinary medicine in High Point, North Carolina. In 1984, I began hearing about a new computer called the Macintosh. Being an Apple computer enthusiast, I decided one Saturday to visit the local Apple store and check out this new toy. Twenty minutes later, thanks to a nice (and very attractive) sales lady (no her name wasn’t Fate), I strolled out with my first Macintosh, a printer, and [...]
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As I wrote last time, wherever you begin on the Spiral of Fulfillment, if you stay involved you will no doubt find the other aspects of the Spiral slipping naturally into your life as well. Here’s a brief overview of some of the starting points where you may begin to align your life with the universal flow which will ultimately lead to a “life on purpose.” Service Service has gotten a bad rap lately, [...]
Imagine for a moment living a completely satisfying and fulfilling life: Your work is a wonderfully rich expression of your purpose and passion, you have ample time to engage in worthwhile endeavors with your family and friends in engaging ways, and you are deeply involved in your community. In this fulfilled life, you fully experience the interconnected relationship of yourself with the rest of the Universe, and you take full responsibility for your role in it. [...]
It struck me as one of those 'duh moments.' You know the kind. After you have this kind of an idea, you wonder why you hadn't thought of it before. They're like the commercials that used to be on TV - "Duh, I coulda had a V-8." The idea that landed in my pea-size brain over the weekend was the idea to explore (including through writing about it) the subject of inspiration. What is [...]
You may notice a new addition to the right hand sidebar of this blog It looks like this: And it's the various ways for us to connect: email, the front page of this blog, twitter (Okay, I'm still learning about this one), and my author's page on Facebook. Isn't that ingenious? Well, it wasn't my idea, but I know a good thing when I see it or read it as I did yesterday on Write to [...]
I recently received the following message from an aspiring author who asked a couple of "those questions" so many other aspiring authors have that I felt it deserved more than just a quick or private response. Here's her question: I have been attempting my first try at writing a book. I am putting the finishing touches on it now. But, I do not have a clue what's next and how to go about finding a publisher [...]
