I don’t know about you, but when I’m writing, I find it damn near impossible to answer the question: what should I eat? For that matter, I’m not a big […]
Writing
Novels Are Marathons, Short Stories Are Sprints
When I was a kid, I HATED running. Hated it. Here in California, in middle school, we were forced to run with the goal of a ten-minute mile (which I […]
Five Good Sentences – The Key To Getting Unstuck
I’ve been struggling with my new story. I just can’t seem to find my way into it. I have an instinct that having some kind of structure to work into […]
The Squaw Valley Community of Writers
I thought I would share a few things I learned (or learned again) about workshopping at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers.
I Want to Be A Badass
I married into soccer the way other people marry into Catholicism. World Cup is like Lent – we don’t mess around. But in all seriousness, I’ve really come to appreciate […]
Taking a Vacation From Writing
Happy 4th of July everyone! My family and I are celebrating the country by being back in it. Yep, home sweet home. We just spent two weeks on vacation in […]
First Idea, Best Idea?
This professor insisted that writers trust their instincts and always go with their first ideas. I dropped his class that night.