Lessons That Final Note 11 Apr 202218 Apr 2022 How It's Supposed to End) I once had a teacher who illustrated that almost every person has an innate understanding of music, even if they do not know how to…
Lessons Let Them Make Their Own Choices 14 Feb 202221 Feb 2022 Decisions, Decisions) A piece of advice commonly given to new parents is that at some point their child has to make their own decisions, even when those decisions are to…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 33 4 Feb 202211 Feb 2022 JANUARY STATS Days Writing: 5 New Character Backgrounds: 1 I had a couple months of excellent progress in my novel towards the end of last year. In fact, October and…
Lessons Many Possible Endings 31 Jan 20227 Feb 2022 The Surprise Ending) I don't believe I have ever begun a story where I didn't already know how it would end. And yet...I have had many stories that then turned…
Short Stories The Long Walk to Alquoran: Part Six 26 Jan 20222 Feb 2022 Tammath did not immediately answer. He pressed his fists into his knees and stared intently at the cobbled stones. It seemed that King Taq'ii's question was impossible to answer. Who…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 36 21 Jan 202228 Jan 2022 Here we are, about to conclude the fourth draft for this story! I've become very familiar with the story of Oscar and Harry, and I'm hoping that I'm closer to…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 32 7 Jan 202214 Jan 2022 DECEMBER STATS Days Writing: 11 New Words: 3,393 New Chapters: 1 Total Word-count: 103,191 Total Chapters: 28 An Exciting Milestone) Well...it's done! It's taken me a lot longer than I…
Lessons Running Aground 11 Aug 202131 Dec 2021 Normally I use Wednesdays to post a chapter of my current short story. But I've just wrapped up work on Covalent, and I want to take a moment to examine…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 14 6 Aug 202131 Dec 2021 Last week I made it to the point where Oscar finally sees Sam's lighthouse shining in the distance. Now comes the journey back to shore, and I find myself divided…
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