I scratched the words across the yellow page of my legal pad in red: Too much magic. Underlined it. Then I looked at my manuscript, sat back, and realized I had a problem.
But, let’s come back to that in a minute. First I want to talk about how I got to that point.
Lately, I’ve been [...]

At the moment I hate running. The only redeeming value I see in it is that I’m learning some lessons about writer’s block that maybe will help someone. I hope.
Now, understand, I’m not a natural runner. I’ve never really liked it or understood why people are fascinated with endlessly pounding asphalt for mile upon mile [...]

I have a new friend and her name is Tosca. I’m sure you’ve heard of her, but if you haven’t you will soon. She’s a fantastic writer. During a recent conversation I asked if she would jump into the “epic_” series and share the ups and downs of authorhood from her perspective. She said yes. [...]

A recent blog post by designer Andy Rutledge, which I discovered thanks to Dee Wilcox got me thinking about the thin golden thread we call inspiration. My own experience, both personally and from engaging with other artists, confirms his point: inspiration is overrated. That’s right, overrated. In fact, inspiration isn’t even essential to jump starting the [...]