Brent Jones

Nov 18, 2024 | medium.com | Brent Jones

Brent H Jones·FollowPublished inWrite A Catalyst·3 min read·--This, I know, is a tricky one but we can do it!Photo by Brad Neathery on UnsplashNow, I know everyone may be in a different situation or different stage in their life. With work, or family or personal plans or goals you need to keep. I won’t go into too much detail there. There are responsibilities and obligations that need to be handled before you can even begin to think about writing your next bestseller novel.

Nov 13, 2024 | medium.com | Brent Jones

It’s more controversial than you may thinkBrent H Jones·FollowPublished inWrite A Catalyst·3 min read·--Photo by Jonathan Borba on UnsplashIt may seem obvious but there are two sides to this debate. And they sure do wind each other up or get on each other's nerve about it. On one side, they believe that listening to audio books is not reading but as it said in the title, listening. Henceforth listening is not reading.

Nov 12, 2024 | medium.com | Brent Jones

Brent H Jones·Follow6 min read·--Chapter One A boring lifePhoto by 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič on UnsplashLife for this 16-year-old girl didn’t amount to much. But she never expected much since she was a little girl and her parents gave her a special gift for her birthday. It was a red dress covered in white polka dots. She wore it happily enough, but no one called her pretty. They said ‘that’s a pretty dress on you’ but that’s not the same as calling her pretty and she knew that.

Nov 3, 2024 | medium.com | Brent Jones

Brent H Jones·FollowPublished inNever Stop Writing·4 min read·--It looks so inviting, doesn’t it? Photo by Morgan Vander Hart on UnsplashLet me answer that for you. It sure does!‘Maybe a little sit down for five minutes won’t hurt. Just to rest my old weary bones.’ next thing you know the TV is on and you're scrolling through your favourite social media site on your phone. You’ve gone from sitting upright to sprawled across the sofa, belly up.

Oct 6, 2024 | medium.com | Brent Jones

Brent H Jones·Follow4 min read·--We all need fresh ideas now and then. So, how can we get them? Photo by bruce mars on UnsplashThe simple answer is, we brainstorm those new ideas. Sit down with pen and paper or laptop and think about what we can add to our stories. But those ideas may not always come too quickly. So, what can we do to get the wheels turning and the ideas flowing? here are a few technics I have used in the past to really help me out when I have needed it.