creative writing
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Using Writing to Explore the Unknown
Write what you know….Stories that are inspired and driven by personal life experiences can connect profoundly with readers. However, I also think it’s important to use writing as a tool to explore the unknown. How? Continue reading
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Where are You Inspiration? Why Can’t I Find You?
Inspiration for writing can hit us anywhere, which is why I recommend caring a journal around with you everywhere you go. However, inspiration can be evasive. There will be times when I’m sitting at my computer staring at the blinking… Continue reading
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Are You Talking to Me? Advice on Writing Dialogue
Dialogue is an important part of any story. It gives insight into the relationships between characters, it can reveal a lot about the speaker, and it can move the story forward—if it’s done correctly. Am I the most knowledgeable person… Continue reading
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May I Barrow Your Eyes? Re-Writing Your Story with Others
Alright, home stretch! Here we go! Last week I wrote about how writing the second draft of a story sucks. Haha, just kidding (kind of). Second drafts are all about piecing together the initial draft of the story you wrote,… 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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