National Holidays are reminders of those who have died in wartime, in training, or while on duty, in order to protect us and our freedoms. One way to celebrate their lives is to take one name from a graveyard headstone, from the Vietnam Wall, from Arlington Cemetery, or the like, try to look up some […]
Author Archives: John Tucker
Encouragement For You!
I have been busy writing encouraging notes (encouragement for you) to my fellow toastmasters with Quail Lake Toastmaster’s Club in Colorado Springs. I want to share some with you. I’ve also completed two major Bible Studies on Integrity for Men. While writing and studying God’s Word, I’ve booked my next signing for April 15, 2017 […]
The Serenity Prayer as a Song
Within the last year I recorded another song from my books, from book 3, Uncharted Territory. It’s a familiar prayer entitled The Serenity Prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr. I’ve written music for it and sing it for you. I hope you’ll listen to it and become familiar with it as a song now, not only […]
Hang In There, Writer!
Are you new at writing? Hang in there! Have you given your audience something exciting to read and enjoy? Hang in there! Maybe you’ve published a book or two and haven’t had much action or attentiveness to your book or website. It’s ok. Hang in there! Don’t get too upset if you haven’t made the […]
Putting Words on the Page to Write a Book – How I Did It
You Need a Method. Putting words on the page to write a book begins with choosing a method. NaNoWriMo.org is a great tool, program, and starting place for beginners. You are challenged to write every day for one month. You get coaching, mentoring, and even prizes at the end for reaching certain goals. Another program is through […]
Writing: Write and Get Professional Help!
Not everyone has a best seller to their name. That’s the truth about writing. But we keep writing. Writing is either a gift that comes with your skill set or with a lot of hard, time-consuming effort. Either way, writing requires hard, time-consuming effort. You may know how to punctuate but need help with a […]
Experience and Soap-Box Writing
Writing is not the only thing writers do. We have hobbies such as astronomy, biking, hiking, birding, scrapbooking, selling products as representatives of small businesses, and the like. In many cases the other things that we do bring newness and freshness to our writing because life is full of experiences, and it is those experiences […]
Write! Scribe It!
Even if you only have five minutes, pull up a chair, open up a new document or get out a pen/pencil and paper, and write. Is there a recent idea you’ve had rolling around in your mind in the last few days? Is there a scene that stumps you? Is there a poem you’ve wanted […]
Write! Query! Submit! Get published!
Many new writers feel they’re too busy to write. But when a topic is burning in your heart, just get out of bed or leave the TV show you’re watching, and go write on the topic. Just do this. I did this for a month at different times and ended up writing fourteen different articles […]
Book Signing at Antlers Hotel
My next book signing will be February 19-21, 2016 at GalaxyFest at the downtown Colorado Springs Antlers hotel. Please stop by, say “Hello,” and purchase copies of my trilogy, Dragon Riders of The Realm, published by Xulon Press. I wrote it especially for teens and youngsters who love dragons and fantasy. Presently, I’m working on […]