Jackson O’Conner bustled about the tiny industrial kitchen of Bubbles and Brunch, wiping the chocolate off his hands as he read the order for table two. House Signature Strawberry Truffles for ten. Got it. He then flipped on the boombox … Continue reading Fiction Scene: The Restaurant
From high atop the city square She stood upon a platform there, And with commanding voice Screamed into the wind Everything she knew to say And when the day was gone The words were empty And her breath spent and … Continue reading Unnoticed
I haven’t posted in a while, and so today I’d like to share a piece of fiction for you. It’s a scene I wrote not too long ago. I haven’t published it anywhere, but it’s one of those things I … Continue reading Fiction Scene: The Stranger
I do this post periodically. I write a post about what it’s like to be a writer–from my perspective at that time. It’s kind of fun, because it’s a bit of a time capsule for me as my writing career … Continue reading My Life as A Writer Part Trois
Today I read a really sucky book. As a writer, just that very fact is truly upsetting. More upsetting that most. Because we try really, really hard to write great books. We spend our lives toiling to create the prefect … Continue reading Sucky Books
I have a coffee mug that quips, “I put the Pro in Procrastination.” I bought it as a joke a few years ago when I was starting out as a novel writer. It was definitely true at the time, but … Continue reading The Amazing Productivity of Procrastination
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