The Writing Life

November 22, 2021

Books Are Beautiful

The Writing Life book jackets, cover art

Three books I’ve purchased recently have really beautiful, inspiring cover art.

December 14, 2018

Time Constraints

The Writing Life daily writing habit

Fitting creative time into your life can really difficult. I like to think there are always solutions to that problem.

August 10, 2018

Asking Others to Read Your Stuff

Craft, The Writing Life beta readers, criticism, feedback

It’s important to get other people to read your writing if you want to improve your craft. It’s a scary proposition, but definitely worth it.

June 29, 2018

The Joy of Writing

The Writing Life characters, focus, journaling, narrative voice, outlining, storytelling, writing

A few thoughts on the simple joy of writing.

June 22, 2018

The Discipline & Necessity of Writing Every Day

Craft, The Writing Life daily writing habit, discipline

Writers write. And writing every day is an important habit to develop that will keep your momentum, and joy, up.

August 21, 2017

I Think I Have a Multiple-Book-Reading Problem

The Writing Life

Up until a few days ago I had three books on the go.

August 14, 2017

Writer’s Retreat Brief

The Writing Life novel writing, Small Pond, writing retreat

Back from Small Pond with a novel ready for beta reading!

July 7, 2017

Talking to People

The Writing Life freelancing, journalism

Talking to people, and really listening, is where all the best things in life happen.

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