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Trust exercises
How to keep readers following where you lead using the triangle of trust
5 days ago3 min read


November is for novels—again!
The old NaNoWriMo may be gone, but November's still for committing to goals
Nov 23 min read


Turning a hobby into a practice
How transforming passion into practice turned frustration into fulfillment
Oct 205 min read


Failure is the only option
After a lifetime of avoiding failure, I started writing fiction and jumped in feet first
Sep 34 min read


Know when to hold ’em
I'm learning when to share early work – and when it keep it under wraps
Jul 213 min read


Building my writing community
How I've strung together a mix of groups and people to create the community I need
Apr 216 min read


Revision is life
Revising a story comprises most of a writer's time. Here's a map for the arduous revision journey.
Mar 245 min read


The locomotion of emotion
How I learned to check in with my characters to infuse emotion into my storytelling
Feb 104 min read


Biscuits
An exercise on the "sound of writing" from my reading of Steering the Craft
Sep 7, 20243 min read


Keep going
How a recurring theme from "The Bear" has inspired me to focus on moving forward
Aug 8, 20242 min read


Finding my writer's way
An essay I wrote when I finished the first draft of my first novel
Aug 1, 20248 min read
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