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Make “Lucky” the New “Busy”

May 29, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Everybody is so busy. "How are you?" "Busy". But it doesn't have to be. Remember what's most important and make "Lucky" the next "Busy."

Hey, I hope your Memorial Day weekend is going well. It’s a great time of year to pay tribute to not only your lost loved ones, but also to all of the men and women who died in service. I also consider it the weekend where summer really begins. And even though our kids aren’t […]

Three things I did this weekend to get my writing back on track

May 22, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

We all fall behind on our writing goals and can often get discouraged. Here are three things I did this weekend to help motivate myself to get back into the writing game.

I’ve had a lot of busy weekends in the last two months. With the new baby, a writing conference, a bunch of signings, panels, and talks, and of course getting hit by a car while crossing the street…yeah, things have been somewhat crazy over here. And while I’ve been keeping up with my promotional goals, […]

Sometimes you get hit

May 1, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

My reaction to getting struck by a vehicle on the way to speak at a science fiction convention.

I had originally planned to post today about my weekend staffing the Nebraska Writers Guild table and moderating some panels at the annual ConStellation science fiction convention in Lincoln, as well as sharing some tips on how to prepare for such an event. And I will still post that article. But not today. Today, I’m […]

My first author talk (Also: embrace your local writing and art scene)

April 24, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

A few thoughts from my first author talk

On Sunday I had my first solo author talk. I spoke on the business of writing at Red Path Gallery & Tasting Room in Seward, NE. My previous speaking engagements had been limited to sitting on panels at a few science fiction conventions, where I had a least one other author to share the spotlight […]

10 Takeaways from the Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Conference

April 10, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Nebraska Writers Guild

I’ve gone on and on in the past about how important it is for new writers to meet and make connections with other writers. There are so many different ways to do this, with the online community, local critique groups, and even from within your own social circle. For me, however, I think the most […]

March Progress Report and April Goals 2017

April 1, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Hey, it’s April already! The year is flying by. March was a cool month. As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, we welcomed the latest edition to our family in March and he’s doing great. As you can imagine, when you bring home a newborn, everything else slows down a bit, but that’s totally okay. […]

Getting that First Acceptance Letter

March 28, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

We’ve been home from the hospital with our new baby for just over a week now, but just like with babies number two and three, I’ll never forget that week when we brought home our first little guy. It was actually one specific night that week, that I reached a huge milestone in future writing […]

An update on all the things

March 24, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

I'm back blogging after the baby. Here's an update on the little guy, as well as my plans on how to continue chasing that writing dream over the next few months.

Regular readers here may have noticed the disappearing act I pulled at the blog this week. Rest assured, I’m still among the living, and have neither stepped into an alternate dimension, nor been abducted by aliens. I have, however, seen the number of little people controlling my actions increase by one. But I certainly can’t […]

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