Sometimes writing is calming. You sit down to the keys and just let the words fly. Other times the words won’t come. And other times you have a million other things to do BUT writing. And the keys can tantalize you, that one thin cursor on the laptop blinking at you and laughing in your…

  Sometimes a beautiful picture takes you away to other places. It brings you to thoughts like how the sun coming through that mason jar resembles the color of autumn. It’s a rich red, almost burgundy. This morning was wonderful. Yet authors never rest. It’s time to get back to work again. Autumn is just getting…

  Coffee before eating is such a beautiful thing. You’re hungry, but then you smell the dark-roasted coffee in front of you and the hunger sort of fades away. Now this might be a chemical thing, when the appetite is suppressed. But I still love the feeling of picking up a slightly heated mug with frozen…

  The most beautiful feeling for any writer or artist in general is to drive down a road while listening to music. It’s a feeling of freedom, like being the star of a movie featuring your own personal soundtrack. And that’s an amazing thing, to be part of the story in real life as well as…

  Occasionally the week seems hard to get through. That’s the moment where I decide to step back from it all, close my eyes, and rest. And when I close my eyes, my mind inevitably wanders. My head sinks low onto my chest as my eyes get heavier, my temple pounding as random ideas scramble in.…

  Life is a journey. We’ve all heard people talk about life like it’s a quest or some epic three-part mythological journey. And the truth is that it is a journey. I sketched this and I love it because it shows a person at the beginning of his “quest”. That person is like me. He’s just…

When I look at the landscape, still green yet frozen, I am reminded of change. Lots of change has happened this year. I am releasing a book for one thing! It really is a surreal experience, but it’s been a great one.  Here’s a toast (of Thai tea) to change.    

   He’s a cutie, a mini schnauzer with a very big voice and an even bigger appetite. Occasionally, he will fall asleep curled on the corner of my laptop. Maybe he finds the sound of tapping keys on a keyboard really comforting. What do I know? All I know is that he’s my little writing…

Everywhere you look: blogs, random search engine searches, obscure famous people quotes, people tell you that you have to get on the social media bandwagon when it comes to promoting your writing. Now, authors occasionally enjoy picturing themselves as Thoreau. They picture themselves as individualists hiking to the middle of the woods and penning their…