Forgive Yourself Sooner
I am eager to improve. There are targets that I want to hit. Goals and images of success in my head. I don't plan to stop once I achieve them. After all I…
Reading Time
An estimation on how long it might take someone to read the posts.
Outcome of Embracing Discomfort
Last week I posted about how I'd decided to write for 25 minutes every day starting September 3rd. September is over, I'm writing this on October 1st. Here's…
Being Uncomfortable
I am uncomfortable right now. Not unhappy or frustrated or any other real negative emotion. Merely uncomfortable. I am uncomfortable because I need to write.…
Phases Along the Storytelling Path
Often people tell me that they want to write fiction like I do. Usually they tell me that they tried to write a novel and they just didn't have it in them.…
Like a Horse, Not a Car
I am an engineer at heart and likely always will be. Even after nearly 10 years of writing and pursuing a more creative career I still think of things in terms…
Tapping Work Forward
As I write this I am grieving my dog who died a few weeks ago. It's been a tough few weeks for a lot of reasons. Part of me wants to get back to work. Part of…
Slugs of Dale Cannon - Available Today
For the past three months I've been sending chapters from my latest serial novella The Slugs of Dale Cannon. I hope that you've been enjoying it so far. I…
Chapter 12: Jailbreak - Slugs
The comatose colonists have woken up, including Rystole's mother. Unfortunately Rystole has landed himself, and his friend Bert, in jail. This is the final…
Chapter 11: A View From Above - Slugs
Rystole's had a hard conversation with his father and it's clear what he's got to do. If you missed last weeks installment, want to share with friends, or just…
Chapter 10: Sunset on the Porch - Slugs
Things just aren't going Rystole's way. Speaker Grisham won't hear reason, the town doesn't want to negotiate with the slugs. What's a rancher supposed to do?…