fly fishing without a hook

… process oriented, not outcome oriented.

creativity, enthusiasm, fear, hero's journey, productivity, the best advice, writingLeslie McAdamApril 9, 2022process, Seth godin, practice, writingComment

adults and children

As always, life is too short to not do the things you want to do.

creativity, encouragement, enthusiasmLeslie McAdamMarch 2, 2022bass guitar, learning, music, fun, creativity, playComment

my new m/m romance is available for preorder now!

Preorder my new m/m now!

ambiguous, writing, romance, story, reading, love, enthusiasm, creativityLeslie McAdamFebruary 23, 2022ambiguous, rock star romance, mm romanceComment

pedal point storytelling

Have an epiphany that Pedal Point as described in that video is exactly how I plot stories.

book rec: writing motivation

the motivational speech on writing I needed to read this week…

fear, enthusiasm, encouragement, creativity, story, the best advice, writingLeslie McAdamJanuary 22, 2022writing, fear, motivationComment

follow up

The world is run by action and by those who show up.

enthusiasm, riskLeslie McAdamJanuary 15, 2022bass guitar, secret selvesComment

rule breaking

There’s a freedom in not being wrong all the time. Or in fearing being wrong when there actually isn’t a right or wrong.

fear, hero's journey, encouragement, enthusiasm, riskLeslie McAdamJanuary 8, 2022skam, druck, ismail inci, isiComment

the levels of story at Disneyland

Are you counting? I’m thinking of about five levels of story by just crossing under the bridge to get into Main Street.

enthusiasm, storyLeslie McAdamOctober 13, 2021disneylandComment

the key is to show up

I think the key is to remember that none of it lasts. The tough writing days don’t last. The easy, in-the-flow writing days don’t last.

encouragement, enthusiasm, writingLeslie McAdamJune 30, 2021writingComment

variety

So, while my usual advice of reaching a goal is to chunk it down into bite sized pieces, there is something to be said for challenges and variable daily goals.

writing, organization, encouragement, enthusiasmLeslie McAdamJune 19, 2021writing, goalsComment

how I became a writer, part 1, because Kristy asked me to write this down

I wasn’t totally sure WHAT it was I wanted to write (a refrain that lasted decades). I just knew I adored books.

spread thin

Or am I, to paraphrase Bilbo Baggins, too little butter scraped over too much bread?

enthusiasm, creativity, organization, writingLeslie McAdamJune 5, 2021writingComment

dreams and goals

I realized today I hadn’t made those dreams into goals. Because I haven’t really believed they could happen.

encouragement, enthusiasm, creativity, fear, risk, writingLeslie McAdamJune 2, 2021dreams, goals, writingComment

piece of me

… think about who I would be without this whole piece of me—the writing, creative piece

mental health, enthusiasm, writingLeslie McAdamMay 19, 2021writing, creativityComment

inner bully and inner cheerleader

… even though I have an internal culture of positive self-talk, I can stand a few tweaks. And one of them is that moment when motivating myself turns into bullying.

encouragement, enthusiasm, mental healthLeslie McAdamMay 8, 2021enthusiasm, encouragement, mental healthComment

of golf balls and sand

The golf balls of course being a metaphor for what you actually want to spend your time on and the sand being all the tiny things that don’t matter much.

enthusiasm, mental healthLeslie McAdamMay 5, 2021happinessComment