I’m working on my third novel. I’ve written it several times. This rewrite is the last rewrite. I’m not a big fan of rewriting, but it comes with what I’ve chosen to do. While I’m not as excited about rewriting as I am about initial writing, with each pass, the novel has become better. Here […]

When most people do something for a long time, it’s inevitable that there will be lags in production. Writing is no different — especially for people juggling work, writing, and a life. If you find yourself frustrated after a lull in writing, don’t dwell on it — follow these five tips to get back to […]

Listen. With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp’d, break from the trees And fall. – “November Night,” by Adelaide Crapsey *          *          * I’ve met a lot of people who want to write but have a hard time listening. They don’t listen to advice They don’t listen to the way […]

When I started writing, I broke away from the most common bit of writing advice: “Read as much as you can!” I’d read enough throughout my life to know how stories worked. When I started writing stories, I didn’t want too much of the writers I looked up to showing up in my work. So […]

If I look over my left shoulder while sitting at my desk in the office, there are six longboxes of comic books and a small comic box to my immediate left. This doesn’t include all the graphic novels and collections. This also doesn’t include some of the comic books and collections on a shelf in […]

Whether you watch television or avoid it, writers can learn a lot about storytelling by listening to people talk about the TV shows they watch. Not a week has gone by at any job I’ve ever had where people didn’t talk about their favorite shows. The day job is a great place to learn what […]