My father moved to Kansas from Chicago when I was 8 or 9. After my step mother divorced him (sometime in my early teens), he eventually settled in Independence, Missouri, where I visited during the summers. He tried taking time off work when I visited so we could go fishing, canoeing, and camping. Before one […]

A couple years ago, I gave thanks to a lot of people who helped me along the way to becoming a writer. This past year, I’ve noticed more regular readers to The Juggling Writer. That means a lot to me, and I thank you. It’s weird (and cool) that there are people I would have […]

I recently shared the opening to the novel I’m currently working on, A Magic Life. I planned to start the novel next year, but it became all I was thinking about — so I started it this month. A few chapters in, something happened: I jumped from past tense to present tense. I’ve only written […]

About a month ago, I posted about working on a rewrite of something while starting a new book I didn’t plan to start until next year. (Sometimes the urge for something new hits and you just have to run with it.) While I wanted to get another ebook out there before the year’s end, the […]

My favorite season has arrived! While it’s usually in the 90s in north Texas on the first day of fall, today’s low was in the upper 50s. Windows are open, and everything smells wonderful. It’s funny how the change of a season and the weather can affect something like writing. A New Start Businesses have […]

I was playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) with a friend when the US Olympic hockey team beat the Russians. We paused for a moment to watch the Miracle on Ice unfold — then we promptly returned to slaying orcs and kobolds… I grew up in northern Illinois. When I was a little older and went […]