As it turns out, the best teacher I’ve had on the topic of avoiding cliché was my high school art teacher – Mr. Miller. He used to talk about the […]
Never, Ever, Go Back
Usually I write like a shark – always moving forward, never stopping. To stop would be death. If in the beginning of the story a character has blond hair, and […]
Research Or Procrastination
Whenever I hit a wall with my writing I feel a powerful urge to go out to the desert to do research. “The Feathered Tale of Talula Jones” is set […]
Of Deadlines And Cookies
I have heard many writers say that they love deadlines, that they don’t sit down to write unless they have one. I am not one of those people. I don’t […]