The Worlds - lite

I once read a post by a female writer who said she would do anything to avoid writing. She would read any stupid thing on the internet,...

An image came to me last night concerning the difference between writers and artists as they engage in the act of creation. A painter ha...

I already see your eyes glazing over. But hang on. I promise not to bore. Here's the thing: punctuation is about timing. (See? It'...

I purposely committed several sins while writing Xmas Carol . If someone tells me something is a sin, I must commit it. It's my nature....

When I write (or edit), I get on a roll. It's an all-encompassing thing and the last thing I need is an interruption. Yet they arrive ...

In the early days of this blog I covered the basics of writing a novel. No one taught me how to do this so I built the process myself fro...

A segment on the news tonight featured an invention I made up for Xmas Carol. There it was, up on the screen -- no longer my secret idea. H...

People don't understand that writers do something. There is this inane impression that since a writer is home, he's available for ...

Joined at the wrist. That phrase has special meaning for me because it brings to mind something I long for. In fact, I've longed for t...