Even if you exercise regularly, but sit for most of the rest of your day, you’re still at risk for higher cholesterol levels and heart disease, according to studies reported on NPR. This doesn't bode … Continue reading >>
The photo is of my parents and I at a backyard wedding.
Does that sentence sound wrong? If you're not sure, how about this one:
My in-laws joined my wife, our children and I for a big … Continue reading >>
Do readers always assume that writers are always writing about themselves? It happens in poetry, but I didn't think it did with fiction, until I gave a public reading of an excerpt from my novel where … Continue reading >>
As a writer, try to imagine, after your death, someone in your family who's not a writer going through all your work, past and present, drafts, false starts, deleted files, scribblings-- all of it-- … Continue reading >>
Why do some writers torture themselves with procrastination? Some writers fear failure, and you can’t fail at something you aren’t doing. But not writing at all is also a failure, so then guilt sets … Continue reading >>
Here’s a totally different take on outlines from Elmore Leonard, from an interview for The Detroit Free Press.
He never uses them
If you aren’t familiar with Leonard, he is “The … Continue reading >>