by Coleen T. Houlihan | Feb 5, 2026 | Writing, Motivation for Writing, Reader
I’m desperately seeking a reader who laughs in all the right places, finds my pacing perfect, my sense of humor witty, my elocution fresh… I want a reader who enjoys how I touch them with all the right metaphors, finds my clichés delightful, is unafraid of my...
by Coleen T. Houlihan | Feb 5, 2026 | Writing, Deadlines, Motivation for Writing
Sometimes we have the best intentions. Tell ourselves in three weeks I’m going to have the first three chapters written. But… But, faster than the streak of a lightning bolt through the sky, those three weeks have gone by and barely a word has been written....
by Coleen T. Houlihan | Feb 5, 2026 | Motivation for Writing, Perseverance, Writing
Your mother was right; there are just some people you can’t please… We learn quickly about the awesome capacity of the sea and all the little fishies. Romantically we’re pretty sure one, if not a few of them, will be gaga for us… eventually. But the same...
by Coleen T. Houlihan | Feb 4, 2026 | Motivation for Writing, Writing
As a writer, you know there is a lot involved. Folks who are not participants in the creative craft might only think of the words that are put by a writer to paper. They won’t necessarily reflect on all the gathering of information—the observations of people, both...
