I’m not a full-time writer. I write in the interstices of my life – early in the morning, during my lunch break, and in the space between the end of my work-day and the time my youngest comes home from school. Now, with the quarantine imposed by the COPVID-19, I have more time on my […]
How NaNoWriMo tricked me into writing to a deadline Read More »
I should be writing the draft for my second novel. Instead, I just finished drafting the synopsis of a short story that has been nagging me since last week. It got me thinking about writing for its own sake, as opposed to writing for the sake of a project. Obviously, a writer can’t be successful
Sticking to a Writing Project Read More »
You can download this graphic here, courtesy of Austin Kleon. When I set out to try to become a published writer, the first advice I recieved was to get a social media presence. Be accessible on all social media outlets. So I got everything – Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest – you name it,
30-Day Social Media Detox Read More »
I haven’t posted lately. The nice thing about being relatively unknown is there is no actual pressure to produce content because no one is waiting for you to post. Each blog post is a shout in the void and, for an anxious person like me, that works out just fine. With that established, I’ll tell
Don’t throw it in the plastic bin Read More »
This post is one of a series of writing exercises that I’ve used, either in a writing course or on my own. Each post includes this disclaimer, a description of the exercise, and an example from my own writing. If you would like to try out the exercises on your own blog, refer to the
Everything’s a Metaphor Read More »
3/23/19 I decided to participate in Linda G. Hill’s weekly Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompts. The original link for this week’s prompt can be found here if you would like to participate. Rules of engagement are at the end of this post. Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “the last piece of mail you received.”
This post represents the first in a series of writing exercises that I’ve used, either in a writing course or on my own. Each post includes this disclaimer, a description of the exercise, and an example from my own writing. If you would like to try out the exercises on your own blog, refer to
Reinventing the Myths Read More »
I write. That makes me one out of about a billion aspiring writers. I’ve published a few poems and short stories, which you can check out in my Publications page. I’m currently writing a novel (again, take a number, right?). The conventional wisdom is, as a writer in this age of publishing, I should have
 
 
