As soon as I sit down with my hands to the Keys all inspiration seems to evade me. Some find their monsters are terrifying, but I find mine simply confounding. Maybe I've faced death one time enough he no longer scares me, simply another hard to swallow reality. I've found, these pills once swallowed become … Continue reading THE JOYS OF WRITING: Silver Linings
Setting aside insecurity in order to gain momentum again, especially in the face of defeat is bravery, easy peasy way to work out that muscle is facing whatever is biting at your heels head on. Signing a dotted line under the promise of time and the freedom to pursuit in any other direction, because that … Continue reading The Joys of Writing: How Great Books Help Us Live through… [insert life event here]
Heroes and villains alike can never seem to get back to it fast enough. Be it a lair or a castle. Or a cabin in the mountains away from the world while submerging themselves fully into the true nature of it. Be it to celebrate, mourn, or lick their various wounds, seen and unseen, visible … Continue reading The Joys of Writing: There’s No Place Like Home
I am turning over a new leaf. While writing about fantasy worlds every day, it's easy to get caught up in dystopian landscapes so sinister and closely parallelled to our own I sometimes have to stop and reset my mindset. Lesson One: Develop YOUR own Routine, and let no man, woman, or child tell … Continue reading The Joys of Writing
The Inkling 