A Few Words on Writing Health

This is not a post about limiting adverbs or grammatical instruction – how could I dare? It is about the health of writers. We, the desk supporters and holders of chairs so that they not float upward of their own … Read More

Staunch Book Writing Contest – Write A Thriller Without Violence Against Women

The Staunch Book Prize – Write A Thriller Without Violence Against Women From the website: “The inaugural Staunch Book Prize will be awarded to the author of a novel in the thriller genre in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped … Read More

My Mother Literally Kicked the TV Out of Our House

Everyone has their linguistic pet peeves. One of mine is misuse of the word “literally.” So when I tell people the story of how my mother literally kicked the TV out of our house when I was four, I have … Read More

Year in Review: 2017 & 307,000 Words

A Summary of Writing in 2017 I dedicated May through December of 2017 to writing nearly full time. These efforts came at the expense of my consulting and ‘day job’ in order to concentrate on writing. My goal was to … Read More