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Non-Fiction On Being A Creative

Forgive Yourself Sooner

I am eager to improve. There are targets that I want to hit. Goals and images of success in my head. I don’t plan to stop once I achieve them. After all I enjoy learning. I’ve always been curious. And I hope I’ll always be willing to change and improve Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 7 months2024-10-09 ago
Non-Fiction On Being A Creative

Outcome of Embracing Discomfort

In September I committed to writing for 25 minutes a day. I got over 20k words written but got a lot more out of it than just those words…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 7 months2024-10-02 ago
Non-Fiction On Being A Creative

Being Uncomfortable

I am uncomfortable right now. Not unhappy or frustrated or any other real negative emotion. Merely uncomfortable. I am uncomfortable because I need to write. And I’ve been sitting here starting at a blank screen for almost ten minutes. So I figured I’d make a note that I am uncomfortable Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 8 months2024-09-25 ago
Non-Fiction On Being A Creative

Tapping Work Forward

I’m grieving the loss of my dog and I’m struggling with depression. I find it difficult to balance self-care and productivity but I’ve adopted a strategy of “touching” every task daily. This involves doing small, manageable amounts of work to avoid feelings of guilt and to slowly regain momentum without overwhelming myself.

By Nicholas Licalsi, 8 months2024-09-04 ago
Non-Fiction On Being A Creative

There’s a Monster in Your Closet

This is a short creative musing I put up on Medium a few months ago. If you enjoy it I have many more under @StepIntoTheRoadBlog. Imagine your parents told you that the monster in your closet was real. Would they be doing you a favor or not? Because I don’t Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 6 years2019-06-28 ago
Non-Fiction Ropes Rocks and Mountains

Help! My Short Story Morphed Into a Novel

Wow, that story got away from me! This week I’d like to go into a little bit of the background of that story along with talk about what might be up next for the blog and my writing life in general. There are some Spoilers below so if you haven’t Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 6 years2019-06-14 ago
Non-Fiction

A Quick Note

Hey Everyone, This week I wasn’t able to put anything together because an emergency came up and I had to help out with that. In lieu of a post I’d like to share some of my favorite stories from the past. How a Trillionaire Pilot Navigates an Asteroid Field A Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 6 years2019-05-24 ago
Non-Fiction

Two Exciting Project to Share

I have two new and exciting projects to share with you today! The first is that I’m working on a new book. More specifically a trilogy of books. These will be full-length science fiction novels, and I’m incredibly excited about them. Although, excitement at the beginning of a project is Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 6 years2019-01-25 ago
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Happy Holidays from Step Into The Road

Unfortunately, I don’t have a story this week but I do have a gift for you. Work has been a mess trying to get stuff done before everyone leaves the office for the holidays. Because of this, I haven’t taken the time to write out the rest of Farren’s story. Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 6 years2018-12-21 ago
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My Last Blog Post…

This article is the last blog post I’ll release as someone who isn’t an author. Come Wednesday I’ll be independently published, and the book I’ve been working on in tandem to this blog will be available. Additionally, we’re coming up on a one year anniversary of this blog. I’m excited Read more…

By Nicholas Licalsi, 7 years2018-10-26 ago

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