writer’s life

Writers are a worrisome bunch. We can come up with many great story ideas and just as many weird things to worry about (beyond even imposter syndrome).

Getting back to 100-word drabbles, here are three of mine that all were published a decade ago. Sadly, the venue that published them, SpeckLit, ceased functioning sometime in 2018. I’m forever grateful to Alex Fayle and his crew for being my first paid market.

This is the first half of a scene in a story I’m developing. I know, that description sounds vague as all get-out. Sorry, I like it that way.

As part of a writing course I was recently taking, we were asked to develop some character profiles. this is the profile I developed for one of the antagonist.

As part of a writing course I was recently taking, we were asked to develop some character profiles.

I want to explain about extraneous plot, and how I’m trimming a big chunk out of the last third of a novel to make the story flow better. There’s also consequences to the characters by doing it.

This is long overdue, and I apologize. But it will be a while yet. There are two reasons you haven’t

This is a three-part post. The first focuses on software and websites that offer Software as a Service. The second

With over twenty years’ experience as a writer, I thought I’d share some software and Software-as-a-Service sites that I’ve found indispensable,