I have always preferred to walk instead of drive somewhere, especially if its under a mile. Often, when I have a day off from the full time job, I find myself doing a great deal of walking around the city I live in. It’s my time to think and compose stuff in my head so […]
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Urgings
Sometimes I want to write but don’t know what I want to write and I feel like I write drivel. Sometimes it is pure drivel and I ball it up and throw it away or spend time deleting what I have typed so that it is cut away, never to return. But sometimes that drivel […]
Never Stop Working On Yourself
I live in a small suburb of Des Moines. Today, I needed to drive in to the city to run some errands and had to drive on Fleur Drive. Those of us who live in the Des Moines metro area know all about Fleur Drive, but others who don’t live here might as well. If […]
I have always done my best writing outside in the fresh air, whether it be sitting at the picnic table outside my first apartment building or in a canvas folding chair at a campsite or even under the tree in my front yard. I try to always keep some sort of paper and pen on […]
Get the Words out
When I started to write, I was teased. I was told I’d never write “the great American novel.” I was told I was wasting my time. I was told my stories suck. I have been told I am not what people are looking for. I have been told my writing style isn’t meant to be […]
New Short Story Available on Kindle
I am happy to announce that my newest short story, Child of the Sage, is now available on Kindle! This is the story of Silus, who is one of the main characters of the book Keeper of the Key. I will warn you that if you chose to read this as a stand alone, there […]
Writing
My writing has always been my release, ever since I was little. I have always had some sort of narrative going on in my head. Even when I was little, I would tell stories. I wrote in crayon and pencil in scribbles. My mother used to tell me she’d ask me to decipher my stories. […]