I write part-time while working a full-time job. I’ve sold some short stories and won a major short story contest. Over the last decade, I’ve focused on drafting novels.

Very often, when I read advice on writing fiction, I feel frustrated. So much advice omits key mental or physical steps–either because the writer assumes familiarity or because they do some of the process unconsciously, without knowing what it actually is. Many great writers, in fact, don’t understand the details of their creative and motivational processes–and they may fear to tamper with what’s working. For me, who has different unconscious and conscious distribution of gifts (as each of us do), this means reflecting on advice and often not seeing the implications until years later.

The following blog is an attempt to share some of the insights that have aided me in my path toward becoming a productive writer. I hope to pass on wisdom I’ve learned about avoiding procrastination, and all the aspects that go into being a writer and having a good life.

I also will provide more pedantic material in areas that come naturally to me, but which may help others, such as an article on creativity, or various rules of composing good sentences.

I hope eventually, to produce enough material to assemble into a book.
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