It’s Writing Time, Dammit

It’s Writing Time, Dammit

It’s Writing Time, Dammit Here we go again…   There’s a danger in knowing too little. There’s also a danger of knowing too much. And then, there’s just the straight-up danger of going into a situation so confused you’re not sure which way is forward...
Turning a Cold Engine (Until It Starts)

Turning a Cold Engine (Until It Starts)

Turning a Cold Engine (Until It Starts) Ugh. It’s been a minute, hasn’t it?   There are a lot of different reasons — also known as excuses — as to why I haven’t written for a while. Family emergencies, day-job stresses, COVID fogs, the world appearing...
Stuck in the COVID Doldrums?

Stuck in the COVID Doldrums?

Stuck in the COVID Doldrums? It Might Be Time to Re-ignite Your Creative Pilot Light   Over the course of a couple of weeks, I met up with some friends — separately and properly social distanced — to catch up and see how the pandemic world was treating them. All...
Break Through Your Fears And Write That First Book!

Break Through Your Fears And Write That First Book!

It wasn’t procrastination. Not exactly. I’ve known I wanted to be a writer — an author — since early in high school. Some of my first memories revolved around reading the newspaper with my father, and I can’t remember actually learning to read. It was just a fact...
Resistance: Standing in Your Own Way

Resistance: Standing in Your Own Way

As I write this, I’m about three hours away from hitting the “publish” button to get the first print proof for my first book. It’s a short book of flash fiction stories, and while I’m proud of it, it’s really a way to get my feet wet in the world of authorship and...