Lost in Words

In 2022, I wrote a book called Son of My Father. I remember the moment the title came to me. I was pacing around my home, thinking — search...

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One of Medium ’s biggest attractions for writers is the chance to earn money right away. You join the Medium Partner Program ( MPP ), write...

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So, I decided to try writing on Medium as a member of the MPP, just to see if things improved. And they did — a little. My first decision wa...

When I first joined Medium, I was not a paid-up member. I decided to give the platform a try, and the free membership allowed me to do that....

It is September 2025, and I have just completed one year of being a paid member on the writing platform, Medium. Having completed that year,...

  Welcome to the modern age. The age of the short attention span. Was the last sentence too long? Maybe so, but it was shorter than this one...

When I was a young lad, if ever I got a little too ambitious, my mother would say to me. “You need to come back down to earth.” Sometimes, w...

                                               Until recently, I was not aware that Tipp-Ex, the correction fluid , was still available. I h...

I decided to find five English proverbs that best describe the writing journey.                                             Free image by Qu...

I had a moment yesterday, when I started to question what I was doing. It was very specific, concerning a project that I have been working o...

I am struggling to find the time to read any of the books on my "to read" list.  The struggle exists because most of my spare time...

The following article and story can be found on Medium. The Grammar Check   I have, what you might call, a love-hate relationship with gramm...

Well, that looks ominous.  I had finished writing, and I thought to myself, I will stop there for now.  Then I looked at the word count.

It has been a while since I posted, but I do have an excuse. Well, two excuses, actually. First, I have a book to write. Well, I'm tryin...

There are times when you just have to write. Last night a scene came to me out of the blue, and I just had to write it down because otherwis...

I noticed on Twitter X recently that authors will occasionally mention their word count for the day. Some are quite impressive, writing seve...

Things had started off so well. Last Tuesday, I wrote about 1500 words in my new WIP (Work In Progress). Listen to me using fancy terms to...