• Scrivener Increased my Productivity 10x

    Scrivener Increased my Productivity 10x

    What is Scrivener? Scrivener is a software program developed by a writer for writers to aid in the process of creating long texts. The company name is  Literature & Latte.  The “creating long text” is important and often left out when people recommend Scrivener. It is moderately priced making it accessible for most writers and…

  • I Finished. I Posted. People Read.

    Craving; brings to mind a pregnant sitcom character trying to sit in a chair while devouring ice cream and pickles. Don’t know why. Maybe because craving is TV lingo for, “this character is pregnant.” That’s not my craving. Today I crave a thing that cannot be obtained by a walk to the fridge or drive…

  • Story Shepherd

  • The Will

    The Will

    I opened a book about playwriting from my last year of grad school, at the the top of a page in my handwriting, is this quote attributed to Goethe. I cannot confirm it is by Goethe, but I love the quote.

  • Create-A-Character

    Create-A-Character

    Originally posted on FranklyWrite: Character – the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing. Not a bad definition, actually. The trick is to make those traits appear to come from a life lived and serve a story. Severing the story while seeming to be real life is…

  • Want to Be a Successful Writer? Don’t Put the Cart before the Horse.

    Want to Be a Successful Writer? Don’t Put the Cart before the Horse.

    We all dream. For writers those mind movies of self-indulgence may include visions of a book cover or a posh office you will be summoned to on the top of the Freedom Tower in New York to ink a million dollar deal. It is okay to dream–it’s where most of my stories come from–but to…

  • Damn Very

    Damn Very

  • “Brain thru the bowel thru the door.” Are You Plagued by Proofreading?

    “Brain thru the bowel thru the door.” Are You Plagued by Proofreading?

    No writer likes proofreading, but every writer must do it. Here are several approaches to tackling this tedious task.