Gregory D. Welch
Bio
Kentucky poet & scribbler. Inspiring creatives to live a creative lifestyle. Creating with courage, passion, & purpose-fueled growth. Progress over perfection.
Stories (54/0)
There Weren't Always Dragons
I. There weren’t always dragons in the Valley, but nothing was ever the same once there were. Hthrgar was a peaceful place once, free from war and horror. I can barely remember those days now. But what shards of memory I do have about the green fields that once we’re on the springtime smells of wildflowers daring the wind for a sway, I hold onto them fiercely.
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Fiction
Little Love Notes Everywhere
Hi beautiful, when I think about what all I love about you, it's the little moments we tuck in the little folds of all these little love notes we pass back and forth, the little laughs and stories we share, the do nothing dates and the way we say so much
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Poets
Writer’s Worry and How to Beat It
You’ve written something, you’ve put it out into the world, you’ve hit refresh, you’ve waited for that first read, then you begin to worry over the words. And then you begin to wonder how you could have improved the piece you just finished, just put into the world. You fight the urge to edit it then and there, but even once you push yourself away, it stays with you.
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Motivation
How You Can Write Poetry That Is Creative and Original With Confidence
Poetry is a special kind of magic for me. Truth be told, I didn’t always think of myself as a poet. I was a grown man, in college, big ideas of becoming the next great American novelist when I stumbled into a poetry class taught by none other than the award-winning and bad-ass poet, Nikky Finney.
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Poets
5 Ways to Shut Your Inner-Critic Down
It ain’t easy being a writer. It’s even worse when there’s a nagging voice in the back of your mind telling you that you can’t do this, that you aren’t any good, or that no one’s going to read that anyway. And what’s still worse than this, we buy into this, we listen and we believe it.
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Journal
How Lazy Days Can Help You Become More Productive
Do you think that constantly working long hours will make you more productive? It’s a common misconception that having super long days will result in increased productivity. In fact, this is far from the truth.
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Motivation
This is How You Stop Limiting Yourself, and Start Building the Future You Want
Have you ever wondered if your thinking had a limit? Have you ever let yourself believe that there was nothing you could do to improve your creative abilities or the way you solve problems? Did you give up on trying to get better results, settling instead for mediocre accomplishments?
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Motivation
5 Easy to Follow Tips for Powerful Writing
When you make writing a long-term goal, you gain all kinds of new perspectives on what does and doesn’t work. Writing isn’t solely about what you produce, but what it produces in your readers — and you as well. To pull off great writing, you have to reach inside your reader and find what stirs them. You have to share yourself, your truth, your lessons, and, when it comes to nonfiction, above all, be helpful.
By Gregory D. Welch2 years ago in Lifehack