Reconsider and Alter in Light of Further Evidence

Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized

Saturday afternoon I received a text message from a friend who wanted to know how to subscribe to my blog. I had a few subscribers so it never occurred to me there was a problem. I pulled up the blog in order to give her instructions, but I couldn’t figure how to do...

Setting Your Writing Goals

Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized

Starting a new writing project can be challenging. You have to decide what you want to accomplish and how to pace yourself. In other words, you have to set some writing goals. Knowing where you want to go helps to determine how to get there. Kind of like plugging in a...

Questions To Consider When Setting Writing Goals:

Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized

1. What’s you vision for your writing project? 2. What’s your deadline for completing the piece? (If it’s a larger piece, break it up into manageable segments.) 3. When do you plan to write? How much work do you want to get done during your writing sessions? 4. Where...

Thoughts on My Wife's Affair by Nancy Woodruff

Aug 26, 2011 | Books

As a writer, it is difficult for me to read a novel without questioning the author’s choices. I wondered why Nancy Woodruff wrote My Wife’s Affair from the husband’s perspective. It seemed gimmicky. But the passage: “Writing is a solitary craft. We are always on the...

Write with Confidence

Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized

Write with Confidence I’m a procrastinator at heart. I put things off even when it would be much easier to just do it. Nowhere is this more evident than in my writing life. When it’s time to sit at my desk and write, I check my e-mail, peruse Facebook, or suddenly...