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When I started the daily writing journey, I didn't think there would be much mystery to solve. Yes, it would take discipline. Yes, there would be days that I didn't want to write. Yes, there would be words that would inevitably get deleted, but for now, just focus on getting them down on the page. But on days like today, which of course is a Wednesday (when I wrote this post), I don't have the desire to write. Nor do I have anything in my mind to write. I usually can imagine

My first week into writing every day has resulted in daily words, yes. But underneath those words emerges an even more intriguing quandary: the search for truth. As writers, we specialize in verisimilitude. Verisimilitude is one of my favorite 2 dollar words and it sounds like what it means. It is the sense of truth in any fictional situation. The "truthy-ness" of it all. Could a reader or viewer reasonably believe this situation would occur? Or does this string of words into

If you've spent any time researching writing crafts or adages from seasoned, published writers, there is a common theme: one should write every day. Of course, that is a valid strategy. A writer should ensure that they are at least spending a few minutes every day at their writing desk (or in front of their computer/with a pen to paper), writing down something. It doesn't have to be good. It doesn't have to be complete. It just has to get written. But what about when life get

Here’s a little fact about me: I have two dogs, one of them being a teacup shih tzu. So tiny, so petulant, but a wonderful little dog....

Let’s go back to early man. I’m talking about early hominid. Bipedal, but nowhere close to our modern day homo sapiens. Before we had...

Let’s say you’ve got this idea for a story. Your main character stumbles upon the entrance to a cave. The opening is clearly marked as...

I’ve been blessed to do some cool things in my storied career in writing. I’ve been published in literary magazines, both in print and...

As a writer, process is important. More than important. Formative. Significant. Impactful. Well, you get the idea. So important that I...