Simple fact: Writers use words. If we’re lucky those words connect in a way that produces images in the mind. Even…
I heard a Swainson’s Thrush today, its song trailing through the toasted leaf ether of fall— a call to adventure.…
Seventy-eight days afloat, and another summer spent on the waters of western Canada. My thirtieth year exploring the nooks and…
Is this you? If so, take note: As a writer, one thing I know for certain. Life is like a…
The Four Phases of Authorship: the thinking process, the writing process, the agenting process, the publishing process. (We will save…
Thank you to Seattle Wrote for a great interview. Uncut, unedited and appreciated. Plenty can be learned from when writing…
Have rewritten the opening line to my new novel eight times in 48 hours. Decided now to go into farming.…
Finishing the writing of a book (and it’s NEVER finished until it’s in print) is like sending a child off…
I drew a crowd today. Not by wit or wisdom; neither in distress nor brilliance. Simply because I am a…
Neil Gaiman is somewhat of an icon for writers. A man-of-all-trades when it comes to prose, he produces the written…