Here is a beginning to a short story that I wrote solely to get my mind going. However, I might expand on it in the future if I like the direction it takes. So, without further ado... Eventually, he stopped counting the cross-ties. The town was too far. The sun was draping the hills, climbing... Continue Reading →
Defining Success in Writing
Success in writing is hard to define. There are many processes and steps along the way that can mark progress, but what about success? Where can we afford, along the never-ending road, to take a step back and celebrate? Where are the milestones-- once a rough draft is completed, once a book is sold or... Continue Reading →
5 Things College Taught Me About Writing
Now in my second semester of college, I can look back on the first as a definite learning period, a time of trial and error. Nowhere else was this apparent was my schedule. Going in as an English major, my classes sapped all of my creative energy, leaving me with apparently nothing else left for... Continue Reading →