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From early on, we are told “write what you know.” If every writer followed this advice, we wouldn’t have science fiction, or fantasy, or the always-sappy happily-ever-after of romance novels. These are often not real life experiences, so how can someone “know” about...

A lot has changed for my writing life in just the first two and a half months of this year. The class I took at the end of 2023 motivated me to get a lot done and look to organization for help. For years, I’ve been a “pantser” when it comes to writing fiction. That...

As I said before, my mother calls it “an adventure in eating.” There’s another saying: third time’s the charm. That’s valid in this case. Due to my son being sick on the day of the Scout event we were making this for, I skipped making it altogether the “first time.”...

This month’s Kindle Vella blog post was meant to announce this month’s story. Sadly, instead, this month’s post is about leaving the platform. If you haven’t read the last installments of The Next Keeper, I’ll be leaving it as well as The Normal Day, and The Elevator...

It seems like it was just Christmas and New Year’s Day, yet somehow, my high school junior has had another break from school. His school takes advantage of their overloaded calendar to add some extra days off here and there. But when faced with this extra time, what...

At the end of last year I took part in a “fresh start” seminar for my writing. We talked about making goals, planning, and setting yourself up for writing success in the new year. I’ve been working through some of the principles and have gotten way ahead of where I...