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A to Z Challenge: Up Next

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Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal

I’m a little behind on revealing my theme, as well announcing my intent to participate in this challenge. The idea is to blog daily throughout the month of April with the exception of Sundays. That leaves 26 days in April, so the daily topics will range from A to Z. (You can find more specific […]

Writing Inspirations: Transformations

There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don’t want to, don’t much like what you’re writing, and aren’t writing particularly well. -– Agatha Christie Writing – and reading, for that matter – has been a […]

Writing Inspirations: Baby Steps

If you’re going to write a good book, you have to make mistakes and you have to not be so cautious all the time. -– Zadie Smith My son was a little over 11 months old when he took his first steps. He was in the living room, contentedly playing with his Shrek toy and […]

Settings – A Celebration of Memphis

I love my hometown of Memphis TN. I’ve lived in various places around the country but when it was time to settle, I chose home. Memphis figures prominently in both my novel as well as many of the short stories I’ve published over the years. Part of me rebels that the only thing people think […]

Writing Inspiration: A Room Of Your Own

Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it. Putting words on paper that have never been there in quite that way before. -– William Goldman One of the scariest parts about writing fiction? Being in a room alone with nothing more than you and a blank computer screen. But […]

Writing Inspirations: What’s Your Story?

Don’t forget — no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.-– Charles de Lint Several years ago, early into my fiction workshop at VONA, our facilitator expressed a similar sentiment. He started the discussion: “Why are you the one who […]

The E.N.D.

Man, I wish . . . no, I can’t wait until I finally write these tiny but powerful two words at the end of my novel, KAOS. I’ve been working on this story for the past couple years. Several times, I walked away or set it aside for other projects but Micah and Ima would […]