What Do I Do When the Words Won’t Come?
What do you do when you can’t find the words? Photo by Drew Beamer on Unsplash This seems to be an issue not just with my writing of late, but…
What Are Some of Your Word and Phrase Pet Peeves?
I have a few pet peeves when it comes to words and phrases people (mis)use. Photo by Randy Tarampi on Unsplash (Authors note: This exploration of grammatical pet peeves is…
Do You Like to Reread Books You’ve Already Read Before?
I only reread a very small selection of books. Photo by Anita Jankovic on Unsplash I own a lot of books. Most, if not all of them, I’ve read at…
Ask Not for Whom the Writer Writes
The writer writes for thee – and for me. The author and his muse/feline overlord Why do I write? Because I love it. I take an almost perverse pleasure in…
Why Do the Words We Choose to Use Matter At All?
Because the words we choose can convey and take on many different meanings. Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash Actions speak louder than words. That’s the truth. Someone can tell…
Why That Word Choice?
Any word choice you make will impact your work. Photo by MJ Blehart Whatever you are writing – words matter. The English language is messy. Someone I know described English…
Did I Write That?
Being impressed by your own work isn’t so weird. Maybe I did write that… Photo by Ben White on Unsplash For 2021 I have written a total of 6 new…
How Much Time Will It Take?
How much time you take to create your art is irrelevant. Photo by J. Balla Photography on Unsplash The creation of any given art is a process. How much time…
Self-Publishing and Marketing
An ongoing challenge with self-publishing is marketing. Photo by Dollar Gill on Unsplash I decided, after a large number of rejections over some 10 years from both agents and publishing…
Choosing Names, Titles, and So On
When it comes to fiction, names and titles can be challenging Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash When I began my fantasy series in 1998, I initially referred to it simply…