Month: May 2018

  • Missing Perfect

    In secret, we all dream of perfect. The perfect life, words, work, selves. In truth, that dream limits us. How much we expect perfect sets the standard and sets our level of contentment. We, humans, are incapable of perfect but talented enough to glimpse it. That’s the rub. We can have perfect moments, but time…

  • Never Trust A Good Thing

    Can’t say exactly why or when it sunk in, but it did. While most get ecstatic about exciting news, a new house, a new job, a new car, a new dog, a new love, I feel dread. Not like I still haven’t done all those things and experienced a sprinkle of hope and a small…

  • My First Play – The Infamous John Flusher

    My journey in writing scripts began in inauspicious circumstance. My sixth grade English teacher, Mrs. Lehnhart, assigned a group project. The project had us in a group of 3 or 4 and writing short five-minute play to be performed in front of the rest of the class. I was grouped with my then best friend…

  • First Page Worth Turning

    As a reader, before attempting writing for others, I would walk the aisles of a bookstore on the hunt for a new book to read. In the perusal, when finding something that seemed to capture my interest I did something instinctively. Ignorant that what I did was S.O.P. in the industry bringing me the product…

  • Reading List – Past Month

    So its already been a month since I posted my reading list. Here’s what my list is now. I’ve finished last months and am now on to new things. Mostly reading 1st Person Middle Grade right now. In the past month, these are the books I’ve read or am reading. SLEEPY HOLLOW: General of the…

  • Trick Question: Which Instructions Do I Follow?

    You’re writing the next great novel, a true classic. You know it’s a game changer for the world, you just need an audience. How are you going to get it out there? You could self-publish, but the odds of finding the audience you want are slim. You don’t want your book lost in the wilds of…

  • 35th Annual Western Reserve Writers Conference Experience

    I’ve been silent for a touch. Last weekend I embarked on an epic one-day trek to aid in my quest to be a published author. I went with my brothers up to South Euclid and partook with about 125 other hopeful scribes to the 35th Annual Western Reserve Writers Conference at the South Euclid Public Library. …

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