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Writing a Second Draft is Like Assembling a Jigsaw Puzzle
Last week, I shared some insight into how I approach writing a first draft of a story. I firmly believe the purpose of an initial draft is to get the story out of your head and on to the page,… Continue reading
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My Writing Process: From What was I thinking? to That doesn’t suck!
Last night I was working on the third draft of my latest short story, and I thought it might be interesting to share how I approach my drafting process. Is it the best/most effective? Probably not, but it’s a process… Continue reading
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Experimenting with AI and My Writing
For the past two years or so, AI has been on everybody’s minds, and rightfully so, as it can do some pretty incredible things. It can seemingly solve any and all math problems high schoolers are forced to endure, write… Continue reading
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I Reached My Writing Goal!
Today is a special day, as it marks a full month since I started my little writing experiment. I’ve written every single day for the past 30 days, and while I wouldn’t go as far as saying it has changed… Continue reading
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What’s Your Ideal Writing Environment?
Something I’ve wrestled with as a writer is this mentality that I need the environment to be just so to get any real writing done. It has to be quiet but not too quiet. I have be writing in a… Continue reading
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The Traveling Bard, Vol. 1
Today I was thinking about posting the poems I wrote for people at pride here on my blog, but there was quite a few of them. So, I thought it would be better to have them available as a downloaded… Continue reading
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Challenging Myself: Writing Improvised Poetry at Twin Falls Pride
It’s been a goal of mine to do more things that scare me. While I certainly won’t be jumping off the Twin Falls bridge anytime soon, I still look for opportunities I can take part in that I know will… Continue reading
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9 questions to help you find time to write
There is one question I dread answering as a writer–How often do you write? My answer in past has ranged from: Writing? What is writing? to I don’t see how that’s any of your business! There would be times when… Continue reading
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Kill Your Darlings: Cut Your Word Count
I think one of the most important things you can learn to do as a writer is killing your darlings. Listen, when you are writing the first draft of your story, the main goal should be to get it all… Continue reading
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