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New Resources for Writers

9 June 2009

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My co-writer’s blog dignity and bite is a fun place to visit.( Co-writer and I go back a few years. You won’t get me to say how many, not even if you torture me or give me lots of money. If you share guitar licks I might, but it would have to be some amazing fretboard [...]

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The Myth of Being Talented (for Creative People)

5 June 2009

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Society puts way too much stock into being talented. Some would have you believe that being talented is enough to make the world wake up and take notice. I can't think of a bigger misconception or a worse thing to do to a creatively talented person.

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“The Things we Crave” and Goal Update

2 June 2009

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When editing my own work, I am often dismayed about how often I violate the Show-Don't-Tell rule.

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The Writer’s Journey

9 May 2009

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The Writer’s Journey  It’s like this sometimes; strangely beautiful and frightening. Each step seems perilious on such alien terrain. Enough light exists to illuminate the path, but only slightly. A burning sun, your desire to write, fights against the thick clouds, all the reasons why you should not write. The stagnant air is icy and broken [...]

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