Sometimes Someone’s Gots to Die: Killing Off Fictional Characters
Many years ago, an amateur graphologist told a business colleague that I was, based on my signature, a serial killer. When she assured the gentleman…
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The Tale Of Yuri; Don’t Feel Insignificant
There was once a country in Europe. A country where a man called Yuri lived. Yuri was raised by hard working parents who wanted him…
Consequences of Inconsequential Words
I’ve always paid close attention to my dreams, not so much to analyze what they might mean, but to track the details of what my…
Cause Ways
“What if?” is the essence of genre fiction. What if monsters were real? What if mankind had faster-than-light travel? What if there was a world…
Jasper’s Island
He lived alone on an island in a lake. His yellow cabin a cuboid anomaly in a sprawling flat plane of white. The lake had…
Episodic Writing vs. Mythic Arcs
A Vintage Blog Post About Writing and Attention Spans Now, I’m not a writer for television (though I’m available–call me, really), but I’m an avid…
That magical moment
That magical moment when rain drifts on my window And I can feel it on my skin, That magical moment when all is clear and…
Don’t Let Others Control How You Feel
We often say things like “that makes me feel …” or, “you make me feel …” Of course, this is not true. People can do…
‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ Could Work
What we fill our minds with affects how we see the world and how we feel. We can’t control what happens, but we can control…
You Are What You Say You Are
You Are What You Think “I am a good writer.” What do you think when you read those words? The first time I heard someone…