A summer filled with heavy humidity and not much sunlight (for me, anyway) has finally come to a close and fall is here. I love fall in Chicago because the leaves on the trees change to gorgeous shades of red, orange, yellow, and brown, altering the landscape of the city. The cool breeze comes on … Continue reading Summer is over…
Have you ever been writing a story and come to a point where you can't decide or determine what needs to come next exactly and it prevents you from writing further? Like knowing what points A and C are, but not sure how to go about building the bridge that is B? That's where I'm … Continue reading Mental Obstacles
Here's a reminder that Rome wasn't built in a day. Your novel won't be written in one either. However, if you put it together piece by piece adding more words to build up that pile of rubble in your head it will soon turn into a village and then into a functional city. No one … Continue reading Reminder…
I've finally started a new short story. After taking a month-long hiatus, I sat down and began a story that I've wanted to start for a while now and have been doing nothing but thinking about. It has a long way to go but the first two pages are there. In one sitting, I wrote … Continue reading Long Overdue
I haven't sat down to write anything creative in nearly a month. I haven't worked on Sirens (Frigid Nights), I haven't written a creative sentence, and I haven't written a blog in a long time. I apologize to those who were holding their breath waiting for the next post, but I needed it. I needed to … Continue reading The Art of Not Writing
