The Worlds - lite

Jeez, did it snow last night. We got at least 18 inches and some of the drifts are four feet high. It reminds me of snowfalls from my chi...

Artichoke Annie has an interesting post up today. It's about John Steinbeck. The post lists several of his suggestions for writers. On...

You know how some memories are burned into your mind, seemingly for no particular reason? I find this so odd. For instance, I remember ...

I find it strange that people obsess about getting their hands on a big pile of money. Folks, money is nothing. It's nice to have enou...

Have you ever noticed how your brain reads? I was watching mine as I read the sci-news the other day and I came to some interesting conclu...

I confess I've hardly ever enjoyed a detective novel, otherwise known as a who-done-it. It's like playing computer games -- ...

There are not one, but two, psychopaths in one of my books. I figured why not go for two, you know? Just kidding. The plot req...

This is going to be a recurring theme from me: I want to encourage everyone to write. I've said this before but since no one reads old...

I don't know if you're counting the "bad" words I've used here but if you are, you know the total is zero. I've a...

Before I actually began to write fiction, I was convinced I would write in the first person (if I ever got around to it). Third-person writi...

Writing dialogue that sounds authentic and appropriate is a skill. At this point, I have no idea if I have that skill but I suspect I do. I...

Ah, short stories!  Such fun to write, and yet there's so little call for them.  I've read that short stories are good for nothing, ...

There are writing guides all over the internet.  Do this, don't do that -- and oh, don't forget to create your brand and tout it on ...