We’ve all said it before — “in the grand scheme of things…” What does it mean? When you drop in relativity, that grand scheme stranges out very quickly. Not only that, but moment to moment the grand scheme shifts and morphs. So, what is the grand scheme of things? Let’s […] The grand scheme of thingsNovember 2, 2012 in News tagged Life / living / peace / soul / truth / wellness / writing advice by jlwallen
As a writer, we have to make leaps of faith on a daily basis. Be it for a story line we have developed, dropping a character into a scene that might not work out, a title, a book cover, a blurb for a book…the list of leaps goes on and […] A huge leap of faithMarch 15, 2011 in News tagged indie authors / indie writers / kindle books / Life / living / writers / writing by jlwallen
I wanted to write something profound today. I really did. I wanted to fire up WordPress and pen some verbiage that would make everyone just stare at their screens in absolute astonishment and shame that they hadn’t written those very same words. Instead, I found myself just staring at my […] Staring at my screenMarch 5, 2011 in News tagged author / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / Life / living / On Fiction / writers / writing by jlwallen
Back when I was in graduate acting school (Go Boilermakers!) I had a movement teach who served as my first real role model. One day in class he instructed every student to go roam the campus in search of something, anything, that would move us. During that exorcise I happened […] Moments that make your heart meltFebruary 27, 2011 in News tagged author / jack wallen / Life / living / love / writers / writing by jlwallen