Author Archives: omerdylanredden

The Desk As Metaphor

The desk is the mind. Right now, my desk has Nothing surprising, right? Sounds borderline organized and structured. But what if I told you there were 18 random post-its, 3 broken items, a piece of trash, and a coffee mug from this morning. There’s an extra cord not plugged into anything. Surely there’s something deadContinue reading “The Desk As Metaphor”

46 Reasons You Might Not Like Christmas

Christmas is a complicated time of year for many folks, myself included. For years, I struggled with Christmas. I was a literal Grinch. All kinds of reasons: family complications, food issues, unfulfilled wants, crazy people, religious reasons, money troubles, work reasons, loneliness, loss, and grieving. Some I felt more than others. Some in this list,Continue reading “46 Reasons You Might Not Like Christmas”

The Resistance

No one will read it. It’s too late. If you were going to take this seriously, you should’ve done this 10 years ago. You should’ve written fiction instead. You’re an imposter. No one actually likes your writing. Why don’t you give up already? You’ve started a lot of books, but you can’t finish one anymore.Continue reading “The Resistance”

Friday Night Fiction (Part 3)

Foster home carousel. That’s how her life started. Birth mom was an alcoholic. Birth dad was a drug addict. They couldn’t take care of themselves. How could they possibly take care of a baby? In a matter of weeks, the baby wasn’t “their baby” anymore. She was someone else’s baby. Then she was someone else’sContinue reading “Friday Night Fiction (Part 3)”

When You Fail As A Parent

We all fail as parents at some point. Maybe it’s once a year, maybe it’s once a month, maybe it’s once a week, maybe it’s once a day, maybe it’s a few times a day. I’m writing this post to help empower and enable you. I don’t want you to fail more at parenting; IContinue reading “When You Fail As A Parent”

How To Be A Full-Time Author

I know people who make a living from their writing. A couple are fiction authors; a couple are nonfiction authors; a couple are freelance writers. Right now, I am not one of those people. I want to be one of those people. My Quest to Become a Full-Time Author Actually, I plan to be oneContinue reading “How To Be A Full-Time Author”