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Subscribe nowEarlier this week I was working on the second draft of a chapter of a manuscript. As I wrote I inserted bits right into the…
Read MoreI’ve been at a couple of deathbeds over the years, visiting family, attempting to comfort or joining in small talk to provide an emotional and…
Read MoreIt is our nature to compare. It’s undeniably human. We compare everything. We compare restaurants, movies, cars, and jobs. We compare this weekend to last,…
Read MoreWriting is very difficult for me right now. More difficult than normal. It’s hard to focus, to give writing the priority, the time, the energy.…
Read MoreVerily, Verily, I say unto you, the writing of a first draft is like hacking a path through a previously undiscovered forest. One observes and…
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