Recently, I heard another writer share that he rarely reveals anything about himself in his writing. His reasoning was, "I've been in this business too long not to know better than to make that...

I keep coming across more of my mom's things as I search through boxes - like a stash of her chewed up pen caps. Our role reversal started early, and I used to lecture her about chewing on those...

I've been reading Anne Lamott's book "Bird by Bird" as I continue to try and gather motivation to take another look at my manuscript. Lamott is pretty unashamedly crass, which I'm not a big fan...

The Bible verse that has been in my head a lot lately is Isaiah 30:15: "For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence...

I'm sitting down earlier than usual to write this daily post. Maybe it's because my brain feels like a bag of mixed metaphors. I figure I might as well get something down while my synapses are...

Today's Quiet Friday question from Al Watt is: As your protagonist, write for five minutes, beginning with the following: "I will be free when..." It's ironic to me that I'd just asked Alan a...