The Process of Writing

Perseverance is a virtue

The business of writing is often an exercise in patience and teeth-grinding. Or teeth-gnashing, as it were. It is hard to keep going with...

The Cone of Isolation

A few weeks ago, I sat dejected and lonely, pecking away at my latest WIP (for the non-writer…’work-in-progress’) wondering if the...

The Unsung Heros of Author Events

Recently I was invited to speak at a local author’s group. Thinking the group size would be modest, I brought along ten or so of my books...

Thrilling New Suspense Too Grisly?

Recently I participated in a Zoom meeting with my publisher, Level Best Books, and participating colleagues to hear what the subrights...

Plowing Through on my Writing Journey

When I started writing in 2009 as a humor columnist, I wrote in 800-word sound bites that wrapped up neatly and made people laugh, but...

Bumpy Roads

Summer 2022 is almost here, and I didn’t know, back in the quiet, rain-drenched, fall…that a bumpy road was ahead! Thus far, my writing...

Ramblings about Character Development

“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” — Natalie Goldberg...