Talk about a rabbit hole. This post began as a celebration of spring and how watching nature wake up reminds me that no matter how cold the winter might be, it doesn’t last forever. I thought it a fitting metaphor for life and the world today. Then I started thinking...
The creative soul is a fragile creature. If you take it for granted, if you feed it a steady diet of anger and sadness, if you fail to treat it with kindness, your muse will wither and die. I know that in this crazy sh*tshow of a world, caring for your creative...
February 24, 2025 Dear Writer: I want you to know that I see you. I support you. I believe in you. If you’re struggling, I understand. Writing is a hard job, and the publishing world isn’t always fair. Heck, the world isn’t always fair. The rejects, the bad...
Dear Writer: A word of advice from someone who has been riding the writing roller coaster for thirty years. Life, at its simplest, is a series of time blocks. One second, one minute, one hour, one day. Thousands of finite segments with beginnings and ends, which means...
You may - or may not - have noticed I didn't post anything the last two days. I was neckdeep in my WIP and time got away from me. Last night at around 3AM, when I was pinned down under the covers by ALL THE CATS IN THE HOUSE, I came to two realizations. Posting daily...
I realized this morning that, when it comes to this whole DIYMFA project, I need a more definable goal. Originally, I said I wanted to take my writing to the next level. But what does that mean, and how do I know when I've achieved it? Here's what I do know: First of...
