As a writer, I read a lot of books. In my alter ego as a youth librarian I also read a lot of books, which means I have a rather eclectic list of titles I read. Many adults never take the time to even consider Read More …
Recently I’ve been running some Headtalker campaigns for the benefit of my writer friend Lindsay Schopfer to try and help him out. I try not to post too many blogs that would only be of interest to other writers, but wanted to share my first Read More …
If you endeavor to write a fantasy story of your own, heed these words. 10. Thou Shalt Not Have the Same Elves as The Other Guy Yes, you can have elves, dwarves, and other classic fantasy races, creatures or other things in your story, but Read More …
I was home alone with the dogs recently when I heard Cleo whining and tracked her down in the living, lying on her belly and gazing longingly underneath the couch. As Cleo has a tendency to lose her tennis balls under any piece of furniture Read More …
We all have them. Those little rituals we do, sometimes consciously and sometimes without really thinking about it. Athletes are notorious for having carefully repeated rituals they use before every game to help them perform at their peak. Most of us have a ritual of Read More …
Calm down! The title of this post isn’t a mafia reference and no writers have been whacked! I recently decided to take up fish keeping again after many years without an aquarium and am now the proud owner of a beautiful Betta Splenden named Moonfire. Read More …
My dogs provided me with an amazing insight about writing and productivity the other day. Like most pooches, my dogs sometimes get chews to play with, often in the form of antlers. Cleo, my littlest dog, often decides that the most desirable chew to have Read More …
Doing laundry on a day when you have nothing to do but write and get a few things done around the house seems like such a good idea. Hey, laundry takes nothing right? You put it in, the machine does its thing for an hour Read More …
My dogs have surprising insights about writing. Granted, I never approach them for advice on developing a character. I wouldn’t consider asking their opinion on my latest plot twist either, and they are far from experts on word choice since “woof”, “bark”, “whine”, and “Give Read More …
