Aug 23, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello, dear readers! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. You know the old saying, “if you can’t do something right, don’t do it at all?” While this may be an admirable philosophy in some cases, when you’re a writer, it can lead...
Aug 20, 2010 | The Writing Life
Happy Friday, dear readers! (And Happy Saturday to my readers in Australia and NZ!) First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to comment on yesterday’s post, whether it was on the blog or on Facebook. Writing it was very difficult for me....
Aug 18, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
Last week, one question I asked Dangerous Dave Zuniga went unanswered. That question was, “What do you like the least about muay thai?” Well, I don’t know what Zuniga doesn’t like, but I can tell you what the worst part has been for me: the...
Aug 17, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
Okay, it’s decided. I hate Stamina Mondays. Intellectually, I know that this means I need Stamina Mondays. If I find them difficult, they are pushing my body to limits that it doesn’t find comfortable. But if I keep subjecting my bod to Stamina Mondays, I...
Aug 16, 2010 | The Writing Life
Welcome back, dear readers, When I was a kid, writing came easy. By the time I hit college, I’d written several full-length novels. As a college student, I finished a 500 page novel during my summer break, in spite of working twelve hour shifts at an answering...
Aug 13, 2010 | The Writing Life
TGIF, dear readers! I’ve never been a fan of books about writing. Reading books about writing always seemed like yet another way to get out of actually writing. Too many people seem to carry the latest self-indulgent tome of some famous author, cover out, as if...
Aug 12, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello dear readers…I see there are some of you who haven’t disconnected your Inter-Web yet. That’s okay. You can use my ten step program to write that novel whenever you are ready. Since I already wrote about Dr. Frankenstein this week, it seems...
Aug 10, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello dear readers, When Mary Shelley first told the tale of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, Victorian audiences were both horrified and fascinated. But, truth be told, there are hundreds of Dr. Frankensteins around you all the time, quietly bringing equally...
Aug 9, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
I was privileged to learn muay thai alongside of some of the country’s best fighters, several who went on to become world champions. Of those fighters, there’s only one guy I know who’s still at it. So, for today’s blog, I present to you a Q...
Aug 6, 2010 | The Writing Life
There we were–the playwright, the young adult novelist, the romance writer who’s known to delve into the kinky side of things, and a certain creator of dark supernatural tales. On the surface, it may look like we don’t have a lot in common. But...
