September 15th. 30 days until deadline. Gotta get my shit together. I look at my calendar and ruthlessly scrub everything I can from it. I will write night and day. 3K minimum. No excuses, no whining, no time left for my intellection to ponder or my connectedness to try and think […]

    I’m so excited to share this post regarding my travels and how it affects my writing inspiration. Just click on the link to read – thanks! Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!  

“I Do.” A Short from Temptation on Ocean Drive Theme Song: A Thousand Years by Christina Perri   “Mama, are you ready? We can’t be late or Gabe will be looking for us and see you in your dress and get bad luck!” Bella laughed and stared down at her daughter with a heart so […]

  The idea of “High Concept” was addressed in Edith Wharton’s book, The Writing of Fiction, which just came into the public domain. This is what she says: First, ask: What judgment on life does the story contain for me? Quote: “A good subject, then, must contain in itself something that sheds a light on […]

  I was re-reading Michael Ventura’s brilliant piece, The Talent of the Room, and began thinking again about the power of solitude. *The full piece is printed with permission in my book, Write Naked.* In a world where everything moves so fast, from a tap to like an IG post to a swipe left to […]