Last week we talked about fool’s gold and not being attracted to bright, shiny objects. Today we’re going to journey in the opposite direction because I coach individuals all the …
Fast Notes On Why Characters Matter
Hey all, I’m on a deadline but didn’t want to ask our handy-dandy David, assistant extraordinaire, to repurpose another old blog for me so, I found some notes I’d taken …
Reach Back and Reach Forward
I can remember in my early days of writing, not the early ones when I was 12 years old and wrote stories on a typewriter I bought at a garage …
Don’t be Fooled, Part One: All That Glitters
April is notorious for fooling us. It starts out with April Fool’s Day practical jokes and is followed by spring-winter-summer-spring weather. We think it is springtime and summer-like temperatures show …
Ask the Doc: How do I decide what scenes to put in the book?
Have you heard “let the action unfold on stage” while studying the craft of writing? If not, you have now. On stage means “on the page.” As you write your …