by David Falkirk | Nov 1, 2022 | Career, Process, Publishing
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...
by David Falkirk | Oct 19, 2022 | Process, Writing
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...
by David Falkirk | Jul 27, 2020 | Writing
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...
by David Falkirk | Jun 18, 2019 | Process, Speaking, Writing
Last night, I did something that the people who actually know me would find hard to believe. I spoke in front of a crowd. Of teenagers. About myself. I was asked to speak as part of a group at the career night for Boys & Girls Haven. A writer, I was told, sounded...
by David Falkirk | Aug 18, 2018 | Writing
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...
by David Falkirk | Jun 18, 2016 | Publishing, Writing
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...
