Can Your Writing Practice Blend the Pantser with the Planner?
Pantser or planner – your writing practice is yours and yours alone. Photo by Nils Stahl on Unsplash For most of my writing career, I’ve been a pantser. Pantser =…
Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Stories in the Queue?
Can you have too many stories in the queue? I don’t believe so - but your mileage may vary. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash In September 2015, I began…
Can You Turn a Fleeting Idea Into A Creative Endeavor?
Yes, but you must do the work to make that fleeting idea into something more. Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Have you ever had an idea that came and…
Yes, I Disabled My Twitter Account – Despite How It Benefited My Arts
While it may have helped me as an author, I’m done with Twitter. Photo by visuals on Unsplash Like you, I’ve been watching Twitter come apart at the seams. What…
How Do Finding, Straddling, and Crossing the Line Compare to One Another?
There’s always a line – and you choose if it intimidates you or not. Photo by Jonathan Adeline on Unsplash There are many lines in life for us to find,…
Does it Sometimes Feel Like Your Identity as a Creator is a Struggle?
Struggling with identity tends to be a matter of active mindfulness. Photo by Ari He on Unsplash I wrote my first 50-page, hand-illustrated sci-fi novel when I was 9. The…
Are You Ready for November and The Start of Another NaNoWriMo?
Are You Ready for November and The Start of Another NaNoWriMo? Photo by Jodie Cook on Unsplash NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writer’s Month – has begun again. In 2004 or…
If You Don’t Do It, You Won’t Fail – But Neither Will You Succeed
You won’t fail if you don’t share what you create – but you won’t succeed, either. Photo by Mark Fletcher-Brown on Unsplash Sharing your work can be terrifying. It can…
How Does the Beauty of Our World Live in the Arts?
The arts bring out the best of what our world can be. Photo by note thanun on Unsplash The last few years have been extra crazy. Between the pandemic, increasing…
Another “The End” Reached. What Do I Do Now?
After I reach “the end” of a project, it’s time to work on the next. Photo by Daniel Chicchon on Unsplash I just finished writing the first novel in my…
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