by abochnak | Oct 16, 2018 | Business of Writing, Dare to Dream, Fantastical Dreams
As with any career in life (no matter what age you start), it takes time to build up success to the point you’re actually making good money at the profession. Let’s look at my day job. I didn’t graduate with my bachelor’s degree and start making what I make now. Nope....
by abochnak | Sep 15, 2018 | Craft of Writing, Dare to Dream, Motivation
Re-post of Guest Blog on Miss J. Mentions… I’m often asked about my writing process and for advice on how others should approach writing a novel. I wish there was an easy answer to this question, but it’s surprisingly a hard question. When you break down...
by abochnak | Feb 21, 2018 | Dare to Dream, Motivation
And you hit a wall so hard it knocks the breath out of you. Sometimes we’re led down a path we think will improve our life. We get over excited about it and our expectations go through the roof. Sometimes that path is good, and our high expectations are met with great...
by abochnak | Oct 3, 2017 | Dare to Dream, General Fiction, Motivation
It’s hard to believe so much time has passed since I decided to write my first novel. Two years. I’ll never forget how I felt. I was terrified and I had no faith in myself. I didn’t trust that I knew what I was doing, but I was willing to try anyway. I didn’t want...
by abochnak | Aug 20, 2017 | Dare to Dream, Enter the Bond, General Fiction, Motivation
Friday, I committed an act that was one of the scariest actions I have ever taken. On Friday, I sent a draft of my first completed novel to beta readers for review. Seriously, the second I hit the send button my heart started racing and I couldn’t breathe. I thought I...
