How Quantity Creates Quality in Writing
How Quantity Creates Quality in Writing Quantity creates quality, when we’re talking about writing. I realize that’s going to ruffle […]
Stranger Roads: Strange, Then Stranger
Ordinary or strange, every story starts somewhere. Where, though, isn’t always so clear. Maybe this story started with an animal […]
The Stick Figures’ Story
Challenge: Draw a person in less than ten seconds. Seriously, do it. Grab a pen, a pencil, a paper, an […]
The Draft: Good Stories are Built, Not Inspired
What We’ll Be Discussing Today on The Draft: Why inspiration isn’t as important as you think. The parts needed to […]
The Draft: NaNoWriMo and the Aftermath of My First Public Reading at Spillers
The Spillers #2 Aftermath at the Crescent Ballroom Last night was my first big public reading. I have read in public […]
Grimmer & Grimmer: Death Done Us (part 2)
If you missed part one, this will be confusing. Flying is really, really, cool. I imagine it would be cooler […]
Grimmer & Grimmer: Death Done Us (part 1)
The room was thick with anticipation. This was, in many ways, our last hope. My partner raised his shaking hand, […]
The Human Game: Wilderness, Nature Casinos, Chimp Muscles, and Why Being Alone Matters
The Human Game: Wilderness, Nature Casinos, Chimp Muscles, and Why Being Alone Matters I recently had the privilege of spending […]
Back from the Backcountry
Back from the Backcountry! I spent four days solo hiking and camping in Glacier National Park this last week (and […]
How a Little Screw Became a Big Screw
How a Little Screw Became a Big Screw This past week was . . . busy. Really busy. It began […]