You know what's worse than writer's block? Writer's indecisiveness. I've just come down from an editing high - a couple of weeks of meticulously going through a thriller I'm working on, up and down, back and forth. It's finally at a place where I can leave it in the hands of someone else. Now, while... Continue Reading →
Finishing a Book & Not Knowing What To Do With Yourself
Ever read a book and felt a wave of sadness wash over you as you realize it's over and you can never relive that adventure in quite the same way again? Apparently that happens when you write books too. I just finished a novel I started in November. It was supposed to be last years... Continue Reading →
Everything Is Going Great – And That Scares Me
It's when you're at your highest that you have the farthest to fall. I'm not good at recognizing wins or celebrating my victories—a fact I've been trying to make myself more aware of over the years, so I can rectify it. In fact, I've written about it here on my blog several times. Losses seem... Continue Reading →
It’s Okay To Have 1.9 Day
You ever feel like you're doing everything wrong? Like, no matter what you do, it just doesn't come out the way it's supposed to? That's alright - we all have bad days now and then. But what about when you do everything right and it still doesn't work? That's what my wife and I call... Continue Reading →
Comparison Is The Thief of Joy
Why do I always compare myself to others, and how do I find a way to stop? It's the end of November and NaNoWriMo is over. People are tallying up their words to see if they've hit the magical 50,000 word count, and if they've "won" or not. I didn't win. I had no aspirations... Continue Reading →
How To Edit In The Most Rewarding Way
Editing doesn't have to be a chore - at least not an awful one
Celebrate Your Victories, Hard!
How come wins don't last as long as losses?
Guest Blog – Gillian Barnes Writes With Others, 2021
Gillian Barnes first launched her #GBWritesWithOthers initiative in 2019, when she invited a lot of great writers and creatives to write articles and blog post, to share ideas, inspiration and motivation. This year, I wrote a piece about how writing is a marathon, not a sprint - comparing it to my own preparations for my... Continue Reading →
BIG NEWS – At The Gate Is Being Published
My psychological horror story is being published!
Wait, How Do I Write Again?
Sometimes writing is easy, and sometimes...