Category: Writing Discipline

How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Three – The Two Documents that are a Novel in Progress

Now that we’re writing daily and have a place in which we do so, we turn to the tactics— elements of the practical process I…

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How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Two – Focus and the Value of Writing in the Same Location

Place matters. We become emotionally attached to it. Over time, a place becomes imbibed with meaning and memory. A place becomes a sanctuary, an oasis,…

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How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part One – The Value of a Writing Discipline

Eight years ago this month I finished my thesis defense, earning my MFA in Creative Writing at Butler University, Indianapolis. My thesis, after another draft…

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Creative Work: A Lament and Encouragement

I'd like to tell you that my writing life is precise and planned, that it goes off like clockwork, each day resulting in sure-fire productivity.…

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Quote and Comment, L’Amour

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. - Louis L'Amour This is plain and simple advice. And…

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