
If you don’t read, please don’t write.
You want to know how to write? Let me give you some advice. I asked a budding author once what…

William Zinsser Taught Me One Important Lesson About Writing
It’s easy to be a lazy writer. Which is scary. I fall into habits, ruts, and techniques that feel comfortable…

Balancing Ego and Humility as a Writer
Look, here’s the deal, all artists, writers, authors, etc., are pretentious, egotistical maniacs. Balancing ego and humility as a writer…
145 Ideas and Counting
Well, it’s been 10 days and I’ve come up with 145 short story ideas. And counting. At this point, I…
To 365 Stories and Beyond
Okay, I stole my title straight from Toy Story. Don’t even care. Right now I’m working on a science fiction novel. I’m…
The Myth of the Wealthy Author
The myth of the wealthy author has existed for many moons. With the dawn of the printing press, authorship suddenly…
Don’t Trust Writing Gurus
The desire to be a writer is big business and writing gurus know it. Across Google’s searches on writing are…
NaNoWriMo Tip #17 – Finishing Will Change Everything
The year was 2013 and I just finished my first novel for NaNoWriMo. It changed everything. Why? Before 2013, I…
NaNoWriMo Tip #16 – Find a Writing Buddy
It may be hard to believe but not every writer is an introvert. Ernest Hemmingway sure wasn’t. Sometimes you need…
NaNoWriMo Tip #15 – Push Through the Middle
NaNoWriMo is all about gains made through every chapter, every paragraph, sentence, and word. The beginning and end will likely…