Imagine a creature that can take the most traumatic moments of your life and turn them into fuel. Sounds like a villain on Supernatural or Doctor Who, but such creatures actually exist in real life. They are called writers. I am one of them. Today, I'm going to tell you the story of how I … Continue reading I’ll steal your life… and you’ll like it
My creative process at work is fairly straightforward. I get assigned a task with a deadline and I come up with copy and edit material to go with it. Sometimes the turnaround is 3 days, other times 45 minutes. The fiction creative process is much different. I'm pretty much on my own time table and … Continue reading What the Chat Dragged In: The Creative Process from whence it sprang
I went to hear this fellow give a talk tonight. His name is Alexander McCall Smith and he is the author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series among other works. He's written about a metric ton of stuff. You can check out his bibliography here if you like. Suffice it to say, he … Continue reading Comforting Thoughts