I Feel Like a Monster; I Might be Human
I feel like a monster. I live in a cave, but it has been made suitable for me with lights that enable me to stay up all hours. I can even control the weather…
Writing Reflections
A Brief Letter For My Readers
Dear Readers, I'm taking the week off from writing a story. I have a few things coming down the line, and I want to direct the efforts I would usually put into…
A Thank You Letter for Going Second
I watched a video a while back about a guy dancing at a music festival. He was shirtless and dancing in a field alone. It was… strange. He did it for a few…
The Man Who Lived at the Edge of the World
This week has been busy for me. I've sent out my novella to beta readers, I've started a new job, and I have been putting some stuff together behind the scenes…
A Journal Entry That Has No Business Being Published
I have this habit of writing every day for an hour. I've made it over 400 days as of this post being published. Somedays the hour is great and I pump out a few…
You Get Better at What You Do
I was sitting in Ecuador listening to a talk from the blogger I had come to see. Halfway through his speech, which was more like a fireside chat than a…
A Sea of Ideas & Fishing for Inspiration
I look up into my head and see an aquarium filled with ideas. They vary in sizes. Some are small but scary. They bare their needle teeth and glowing appendages…
Am I Guaranteeing My Failure?
Starting something like this is unnerving and frightening. The entire process of being a published writer is unfathomable, but right now it's this part, the…