Category: Creative Process/Craft

  • Keep Trusting the Process

    A few weeks ago I printed the first 30 pages of my forth-coming novel, (tentatively titled) The Confessions of Adam, grabbed a pencil, and began…

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  • The Writers’ Workshop*

    Disclaimer: Like earning a writing degree, or attending a writers’ conference, joining or starting a writers’ workshop can be a terrific way to procrastinate and…

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  • Lost Cause? Not Likely.

    Every writing project I’ve ever worked on, at many points in its creation, has felt like a lost cause. Even those that finished strong felt…

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  • Fishing | Writing

    Yesterday I took my family on a four-hour fishing charter off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. It was a near-shore trip. We were…

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  • Quote and Comment, Butler

    In her essay “Furor Scribendi” Octavia Butler wrote: “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit…

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