So, you’ve decided to follow your star. You’ve made some changes, but all of a sudden you feel overwhelmed by all the choices laid out before you. You long to live as creatively as you can, but you’re broke and have no idea where to start. That’s where I come in. All of the content…
This post contains affiliate links. By using these links, you are helping to support this website and my work. Thank you! This week I am starting on Writing About Nature, by John A. Murray. You see, I have always wanted to share fiction in which the setting was a character in its own right. Sometimes…
This post contains affiliate links. Using these links helps support the work I’m doing, and keeps this site running like a top. Thank you! My pledge to you: I will never post links for anything that I can’t reccomend whole-heartedly. The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron is so amazing I can’t even describe it….
Dear Fellow Creators, It is so important in times that make us ponder our mortality to keep the good things present, or if possible, to bring them to the forefront of our lives. As creators, it’s essential to actively cultivate an appreciation for the wonder of life, a sense of humor, a foundation of gratitude,…
Wondering Where Your Time Goes? Here Are 5 Helpful Habits for Creators Habits are big internet business, and there are plenty of reasons for this. One of the reasons is that lots of people want to make their lives better, fuller, and happier. Writers and creatives of all stripes are always looking for ways to…
When you’re working hard to get a creative career up and running, and things just don’t seem to be moving at the pace you expect, things can seem futile. What can you do when it seems like things are going nowhere fast, and you just don’t feel creative? What if all you want to do…
In case you haven’t met me, my absolute favorite way to spend a snowy day is with a lovely hot beverage, a cat, a blanket, and a book. That said, there are a few other ways to lift the winter blahs that might not be as obvious. Ways that don’t rely on distractions like television…
So, this post is going to be a little different… The Creative Writing MFA program I am taking is a low-residency program. This means that most of the time I do my work at home on the computer, but twice a year, I go to study with my classmates and professors in Oklahoma City. Taking…
Max, when we join him, sits at Ellen’s bedside in the mostly abandoned hospital several weeks after the Nova Wave swept the planet, magically unzipping and recombining the DNA of every living creature. These new creatures, called novas come in every imaginable variety, some of which are deadly. Ellen remains in a coma. …
Okay, I’ve known this was coming for a while now, and like anything worthwhile it deserved some thought. We’ve all seen those posts that start with numbers, and most of the time they make me cringe, but there are many exceptions, and I hope this is one of…
