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May 08
I had a dream last week that I bought a shiny new car. I could smell the interior of the car as well as the feel of the smoothness of the ride as it entered the freeway and started a road trip. I know enough about dream imagery to know what the dream meant. A car, …
May 06
Last week a friend of mine said she doesn’t have time to do the things she wants to do with her kids, a career and she’s stopped worrying about dating.. I see people who give up on the life they want because they think they can’t have it. They’re wrong, it just takes some work. …
May 01
When you are done with your first book it’s an amazing feeling. Something that came from within your soul is on paper, or hard drive. No one can take that moment from you. After that moment you have to go through it and find the story. If this is your first novel, that may be interesting. …
Apr 29
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” Aldous Huxley There are many windows, many doors to the creative ways of the genius of writing. Each door opens by its own and each may close when it feels the need. The above quote by Huxley has been …
Apr 24
A few years ago I received a letter from my dad. We hadn’t been talking much, which was normal for our relationship, but the letter was something unexpected. There are many things about that letter, but what stands out to me is these words, “You’ll never be a writer because no one cares what …
Apr 22
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Apr 01
I love Neil Gaiman, he’s one of my favorite authors. He posted something over the weekend about writing, you can see it here. His post got me thinking about my own writing voice and whether I write like me or I’m mimicking. Every author when they start out mimick their favorite authors. It’s how we …
Feb 25
As often happens when I’m debating or trying to figure out what to do with a story, I get dragged through the doubt factory. The Doubt Factory has hangers on it, more like meat hooks, and once you enter the factory it can take a while to get out. The employees in the factory scream obscenities …
Dec 03
Authenticity is important. It tells people who you are, what you write and what you think of yourself. Something has changed with me the last few days. It started with my day job. For those that don’t know, I’m a barback/bartender on the Las Vegas strip. This means I stock beer, glasses and sometimes I pour …
