Should You Start at the Beginning, or Somewhere Else?
When reading a book it’s always best to start reading at the beginning and on to the end. Any other way of reading, say jumping randomly from chapter to chapter, or starting at the end and [...]
What are you going to do with this opportunity?
We are living in exciting times. We are connected with each other in ways we could never have imagined, even just twenty years ago. Our ability as creators to interact with our audience and the [...]
Impostor Syndrome
I suffer with this pretty much all the time. It’s crazy. I sometimes think it might be easier for my mental health to just quit pretending to be an author and a creative writing teacher and the [...]
I’m Stuck at 36,000
I always arrive at this point sooner or later. To be honest I’ve made it further than I expected this time, but it still happened. I’m stuck. 36,000 words into my latest novel and my imagination [...]