This past week, we had a loss in the extended family.  Loss and grief often bring about deep thinking.  Death and mortality get in our face and insist we take note.  That brings...

Sometimes we forget how significant a thing it is to be able to read.  And then we are reminded and we fondly recall all those who invested in us, teaching us. Sometimes as...

I’ve opened the Writers’ Library on my website.  Signing in with your ID and password is no longer required to access the contents of it. The library consists of my articles,...

Warning:  this is a no-edit zone... It’s easy to believe when things are going well.  It’s easy to believe when you’re enjoying the support of family, friends, colleagues,...

Warning:  this is a no-edit zone... On awakening, like everyone else, I have my rituals. One of them is to read from the Bible and then to pull a quote for the day and reflect on...

Warning:  this is a no-edit zone... During the course of a given day, I’m asked an average of thirty questions.  Most come from other writers, but others regularly come from...

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone... Every writer goes through periods of it, and I’m neck-deep in one such period now.  That is, periods where the professional To-Do list is...

Inspiration for books strikes us in different ways: 1.  Theme/Statement 2.  Plot 3.  People Which comes first doesn’t matter much, provided the author ties the other two ways to...