2016 has been an absolute dumpster fire for the world, and in particular for the American political process. Sure, I knew going into 2015 that we’d have to put up with the usual election rigamarole kicking into gear a year and a half before we even voted (what I wouldn’t give for a system that…
As a story teller, I like to note those remarkable moments when a story line I am engaged in transcends the usual level of interest and pulls me in fully, makes me ponder life, ties me into a character’s arc in a deeper and more profound way. Those moments when you have a deeper emotional…
I sometimes wonder if I missed my time. Most of my favorite authors started writing when they were younger, not ditching the dream until they were solidly middle aged to pursue it, hanging on with dogged determination until they finally broke through. Granted, many more authors started when they were young and clung tenaciously to…