How Many Words, How Many Drafts
A note to a Perelandra College student: About word count etc, let me give an example of what I go through with pretty much every […]
Writing
Authorpreneuring
In a radio interview I heard Merle Streep say she was lucky because she knew pretty much how good she was or wasn’t at different […]
Marketing and A.D.D.
Long ago, I was a fan of Scrooge McDuck and his motto: “Don’t work hard, work smart.” Later, when I became a professional writer, I […]
Please Read
Over lots of years teaching creative writing, a few times I have lamented that I didn’t choose another profession. Real estate? Long haul trucking? One […]
Success 1 — Courage
I used to picture of myself sitting on a Mexican beach beside a Land Rover banging out stories on a portable typewriter (yes, I’m old), […]
My Reading List
Franz Kafka responded to a comment from a fellow named Oskar who apparently commended reading that makes us happy: “I think we ought to read […]
Priorities v. Mess
Since my life as a writer has not entirely been the contemplative, creative wonderland I envisioned, the generous part of me feels urged to offer […]