Wow! I made it to day 30 of this challenge. I didn’t miss a day (some of my posts were at different times, but I managed to get all of them… except for today’s post that I’m writing now). I had a couple goals this month: One was to finish my next novel; that didn’t … Continue reading →

Okay. Wow. I’m down to the last two days of this (personal) challenge. I have to admit, I feel like I am having a Sophie’s Choice moment. And, no, that is not among the Books that Shaped My Life (although if I go for a film version of this 30-day series, it will probably make … Continue reading →

I didn’t have a good day. While this is hardly remarkable for me (the good days have always been precious rarities in my life), it does make writing an even bigger challenge than usual. Which isn’t to say I didn’t write today. I wrote a newsletter and two blog posts (which may or may not … Continue reading →

I’m at the .2 of this month’s writing challenge, as in, I’ve run the Marathon and I have .2 miles to go and I’m not quite sure I’m going to make it. I don’t want to write. I don’t feel inspired. Life has gotten in the way of inspiration… Which brings me to wonder… How … Continue reading →

If you’ve been weathering the 30 days of NaNoWriMo, then you know how important literature is to humanity. That’s not hyperbole. To quote the late, great Albus Dumbledore (channeling J.K. Rowling), “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.” Great writers create worlds … Continue reading →

If you are a man who loves men, you may want to leave the blog and come back tomorrow. Hell, if you are a man who loves women, you may want to leave the blog and come back tomorrow. However, if the latter sticks around—and if you are a man who loves women who has … Continue reading →