There is a quote that I love—attributed to Ray Bradbury, “Then the long march from the rim of the cave to the edge of...
Run As Fast As You Can! Take That Leap!
read more
Writing Articles
What on Earth is a Pantser? A Plotter?
As an author, to simplify the many ways to write a story, there is the pantser/discovery way, or the plotter. The...
My first short story and a 1930 Model A?
In a past column, I wrote about my journals. All 80 or more of them! As I write a certain day’s entry, I’ll maybe...
Words
Words. Words that we use for ourselves. Words that we call ourselves. Our identity. I’m not even going into the woke...
Thoughts in the Night
Last night, like in during the night at maybe 1:30 a.m., I was awake. Like many nights—see this recent blog...
Family, Fear, and Love
(Family. Siblings. Parents. Aunts and Uncles. Bloodlines. Legacies. What I’ve written in my journals will stay in my...
Tools I Use in my Author Business
Writing and Editing I write everything in Scrivener (Affiliate link): the content of newsletters with Mailchimp and...
Where My Stories Come From …
Yeah. Where do my stories come from? Maybe from movies. Or from newspaper articles. Sometimes other books. I love to...
Creative Living
This is a book about the Creative Life. Duh. Well, that’s what the title says. Life of creativity. The title might...
Psalm 91 – The Sound
Started this on April 26, 2025. Maybe I’ll make it through the entire psalm! Well, actually before that. I knew that...
“It doesn’t have to be perfec!”
A grandson used to say that, "It doesn't have to be perfec" when he and I were coloring together. He was four maybe? I...
Author Ad Results
Here they are! My author ad results with Written Word Media: Hello and Bargain Booksy. By the way, no affiliate links...
