A Record of People Who Lived 

In 2022, I posted a "This Year in Reading" blog post and it stimulated some fun conversation about books, so I thought it would be a good...

Congratulations. You have nineteen people at your party and all of them are having a good time. It’s not every day or for that matter...

Charlotte Dune’s Acid Christmas is the terrifying story of a major tragedy set in the modern world. The book begins as strangers on...

Remember: Talent leads, intellect polishes. If your first draft is ready to go, review the lists below and consider how their points may...

My published books are listed below from newest to oldest: I.P.A. (2021): Genre: Literary Fiction/Gonzo Fiction/Southern Gothic Plot:...

Plot may be the bones of the story, but cause and effect are the muscles and sinews. Very often new writers fundamentally misunderstand,...

The first time I wrote a realistic character I thought: Where did that come from? So I set about trying to understand my characters. As...

This serves no purpose but documentation. I turn twenty-eight years old today. I have written three books. I am currently very in love. I...

Editors are the practitioners that look over the health of your book. Like a medical practitioner, the editor will need to evaluate your...

You must proceed if you have a story to tell. Today I hit 100,000 words for the first time on a novel manuscript, and I have to say, it...

To write, I need to be in a quiet, empty room, preferably at my own desk at home. It is two motorcycle-sized rectangles connected by...

When my grandmother, Clarice Davis, passed earlier this year I took a moment to remember a specific time when she purchased me Jimmy...

I am returning to the classroom after a few years away, and I’m beginning to gather my thoughts on how to approach my role. As a teacher...

If you can recall your first significant hangover, and the next morning when you swore off alcohol, and how foolish you felt the next...

Prepare your book: Before you start the publishing process, make sure your book is properly formatted and edited. You can hire a...

All successful aesthetics in the modern United States stem from the tenants of monotheistic religions. Corporations, popular art, and...

It’s ironic that they call him that obviously, cause like, it’s radio, and how do they know what he even looks like? But they know the...