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The Story Within
When potential readers ask “what’s your book about?” they don’t want a plot synopsis. They want to know the book’s deeper significance. Authors need to learn to tell not the story that’s in their books but the story behind their books. It’s a story meant to be told in...
I Seem To Be Stuck
I seem to be stuck. The funny thing about depression is the infinite forms it takes. It's masterful and sneaky. Just because I'm not where I was, and am doing better than ever, doesn't mean It didn't evolve, adapt. When you've been suicidal, the tendency is to use...
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...just words and a tuune! This is me channeling Elton John today — and creating an SEO nightmare in the process HA! Anyway, I should be working on my WIP, but I'm feeling a bit sad (read: depressed). And dealing with Lucifer in hell is NOT fun when I'm feeling this...
The Beauty of “Genius” & Spring
I wanted to open with this clip from the movie Genius because I love it so much. It's part of a much larger sequence where Max Perkins helps Thomas Wolfe edit Look Homeward, Angel, and the whole thing is just beautiful. At one point Max wonders if editors "make books...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Yes, I know it's March. But since it's technically still a new year... Happy New Year! March - can you believe it? Good lord, time flies when you're busy! But it's past time that I checked in and let y'all know what's going on. So what have I been up...
Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm usually not a fan of the Holidays but this year seems to be different. Today I was thinking about where I am as a writer and what I'm grateful for, and you know, while the list isn't especially long, it's pretty significant. I had been toying with creating an...