

Focus Interruptus
Francelle Garrote - "Goblin" Sitting down to write this week's Blog has ended up being a perfect metaphor for the progress I've made this...


Brainstorms
Unlike the Scarecrow, I have a brain. (Jury's still out on courage or a heart.) This isn't a defensive post. I wasn't called into...


Practicing Priorities
Allow me to start this Blog entry by acknowledging that this is probably one of the most hypocritical advice topics I will probably ever...


The Ground and the Flurry
For those of you who don't know, I live in Northeast Kansas, USA. It is now the second day of March. I had to cancel plans to play D&D...


That Which Scares Us
Title Unknown - Daniil Kozlovsky (full image below) We all have things that scare us, unsettle us, or shake us to our core. Some people...


Standing Still While Moving On
It's a classic line. It's versatile in its application and so universally understood that most readers and media consumers no longer need...


Moving Target
"Archer" ChateNoir on Deviantart.com I was recently asked, "How do you keep yourself motivated as an independent writer?" In the heat of...


Target Practice
"Christmas Elf" by Icklepeeps I'll be honest, I sat down to the computer today and felt a strong compulsion to pick up with my writing on...


In August...
I did an excessively adult thing last Friday. Truth be told, it was the latest in a lengthy list of "adult" things that have been hitting...


Life is What Happens When...
I'm a fairly private person. I grew up in a family where you didn't really hear anything was wrong with somebody until they were already...