Aspiring authors have often come to me asking how it’s possible to write honestly, while at the same time, not being afraid of their own words and what others think of them. I understand the struggle of speaking your truth.… Read More »Afraid to Write? Try Writing Outside Yourself
I can come to you while you are sitting on the living room couch, book or popcorn in hand, in the midst of a dramatic sequence of a piece of romantic media, and I can tell you that the two… Read More »Why You Can Never Fully Spoil a Story
1. Take a story idea you have It can be anything, as long as you know you can expand on it enough to be a full novel. 2. Set aside a month Take a month off work and your daily… Read More »Your Brain on Writing: How to Write a Novel Every Other Month
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. ~Jessamyn West (1957) Story archetypes speak truths I first stumbled upon the famous archetype of the hero’s journey in the early months of 2016, sitting in Psychology Professor Jordan Peterson’s class on Personality Psychology. I… Read More »Fantastical Archetypes Are a Framework of the Human Psyche
Can you be creative on a schedule? This is a question I have often asked myself. As I lugged on through years of schedules and 9–5’s, I hoped the answer was yes. I hoped because I wanted to cheat the… Read More »Velvet Buzzsaw: A Glimpse into the Belly of the Creative Monster