December 9, 2020 Seems like Forever Seems like forever since I worked on this website. I do of course have a lot still to say on writing and on topics… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
December 4, 2020 Thoughts on NaNoWriMo It wasn’t as prevalent this year as the previous year. Last year wasn’t even as prevalent as 2018. But writers are still being inundated… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
July 6, 2020 July Update Okay, I’ve done the impossible. I’ve edited down a 210,000 word epic first novel to a manageable 94,000 words. Still some major problems –… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 22, 2020 Faith Based Fiction and the Question of Violence I have never kept it a secret that I’m a faith based writer. I write stories that thrill me as a fiction reader –… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 19, 2020 Quick Update In the middle of everything else going on, I’ve been dealing with a number of things that kept me from writing for almost two… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 9, 2020 The Importance of Tracking Your Editing Process What gets scheduled gets done. That was a truth I read in Michael Hyatt’s book “your best year ever.” I’ll say the year I… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 7, 2020 How to Know if Your Scene is Right? One of the most confusing writing tips I’d heard in the beginning was this: “Does the scene move the plot forward?” I had no… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 6, 2020 Organization and the Novelist If I was teaching a college course for credit, I might be interested in teaching a semester and calling it “Organization and the Novelist.”… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 28, 2020 What Would You Like? What would you like to see on this website? What kind of content? How can I help you? Leave a comment! Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
February 9, 2020 Lessons Learned from a Short Story What did you learn from your reading of “The Island”? The first thing you should notice is this – raw draft (or first draft)… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)