Sucky Story Sunday
As part of my study of Ray Bradbury’s writing advice, I am writing 52 bad short stories. He proposed that …
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Seven on a Saturday
Happy 2022! I just spent two hours a day the last seven days working on goals, systems, habits, and editorial …
2021 Recap
I had a lot of big goals in 2021 2,021 hours of creative work Write 52 short stories Read 100 …
Tuesday Tool Time
I am revisiting the humble timer cubes this week. I thought that they would be great for word sprints during …
In elementary school, we called it pre-writing.
In elementary school, there were rules for everything. How to sit, how to walk in line, how to put your …
So, how’s that working for ya
No, I obviously not an essayist. Tried that hat on and it did not fit. Margaret Atwood says that fiction …
Monday Musings
I was moved by this acceptance speech from Michaela Coel, creator of I May Destroy You: “Write the tale that scares you. That …
A New Month, A New Blog…
Welcome to the X-er Files! After spending the past month writing morning pages every day about how difficult it is …
Weekly Production Report
You must write every single day of your life… You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders …
Tuesday Tool Time – Capture part II
I originally planned to cover the second C of Capture, Configure, Control today, but I decided to do another post …
Stories from the Dinner Table 