My latest work, a space opera scifi entitled “The First Nova I See Tonight,” had gone through my editing process to the point that I’ve handed it off to my editor, Donovan Reves at Bloomsday Editing and Proofreading. About 77K words worth of space pirates, cyborgs, and alien lovers! …

Why have a writer’s group? Because different points of view will improve your work. Because they are “beta readers”, if only piece by piece. Because they share your interest and will share what they know with you, and you with them. Because they are part of your writer community. …

Writers are full of advice for other writers, and it seems the experienced writers make you pay for it. But, below, is a collection of easy but wise advice I have gleaned from a variety of very reliable sources, such as creative writing college instructors and other experienced writers, since…

When I think of my Grandma, the first memory that comes to mind isn’t a sight or sound or event, but the warm and welcoming scent of home-cooked meals. Hot bread. Sizzling bacon. Blackberry cobbler. The kitchen was important to Grandma. It was the place where she put her heart…

One of the “rules” of writing you hear over and over is that you have to write every day. I’m here to tell you that it isn’t always a possibility. And that’s okay. Any writer who feels bold enough to pronounce “rules” of any type is, I think, a bit…

In 1988, I had just turned 16, had recently started driving, and was attracted to a girl. Well, I was attracted to several, but there was one in particular. She was relatively new to my sophomore class, and like so many new kids, she found herself testing the waters with…