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Struggling with Imposter Syndrome? You're Not A...
Photo by Dan Counsell on Unsplash After dickering around writing and doing nothing with it for years, about five years ago, I decided to take writing seriously. I started attending...
Struggling with Imposter Syndrome? You're Not A...
Photo by Dan Counsell on Unsplash After dickering around writing and doing nothing with it for years, about five years ago, I decided to take writing seriously. I started attending...
Opening Lines
When I was new to writing, I'd read that an author should make the first line the best. It's your hook, so make it memorable. Another book said an author...
Opening Lines
When I was new to writing, I'd read that an author should make the first line the best. It's your hook, so make it memorable. Another book said an author...
Reflection Sunday
Photo thanks to Unsplash.com In my Facebook writers' group Speculative Twist, I ask my fellow fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers to share with me their writerly wins, setbacks, and...
Reflection Sunday
Photo thanks to Unsplash.com In my Facebook writers' group Speculative Twist, I ask my fellow fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers to share with me their writerly wins, setbacks, and...
Book Review: An Excessively Practical Guide to...
You walk into a dimly lit room. Seated at a small round table covered with velvet astrological signs is a woman in bohemian garb. She asks if you want to...
Book Review: An Excessively Practical Guide to...
You walk into a dimly lit room. Seated at a small round table covered with velvet astrological signs is a woman in bohemian garb. She asks if you want to...
View from My Writing Desk
Piss yellow sky courtesy of wildfires ravaging the Pacific Northwest, photo by me This is the current view from my writing desk. An overcast sky in September isn't out of...
View from My Writing Desk
Piss yellow sky courtesy of wildfires ravaging the Pacific Northwest, photo by me This is the current view from my writing desk. An overcast sky in September isn't out of...
Questions Asked in Writing Groups: Should I Wri...
Many new writers ask, "Should I write under a pen name?" That is an excellent question but there is a time when you should be asking it and it isn’t...
Questions Asked in Writing Groups: Should I Wri...
Many new writers ask, "Should I write under a pen name?" That is an excellent question but there is a time when you should be asking it and it isn’t...