Cut Yourself Loose from the Herd!

I’ve now had a guest blog post from nearly every member of my family -- except one. Well, today, I’m very pleased to introduce you to my hu...

Malevolent Spam

Spam seems to come in waves of pink, sticky goo. We’ve all been barraged by offers of Viagra and various other drugs that can be obtained b...

Timber Creek SKYPE & Happy Birthday Wishes

Yesterday, I had the amazing experience of meeting two high school creative writing classes at Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Florida ...

How Does Your Brain Storm?

Pre-writing. What works for you? When you’re chewing on a story idea, how do you work it all out? Where do you begin? I spend a lot of ti...

The Best of Kansas

In 2007, I hosted a farewell party for my sister’s family, who were moving from Pennsylvania to Kansas. I decided to send out invitations l...

Return to Ticking Tomb

After a family excursion to the White Clay Creek preserve last Sunday, my family stopped at the London Tract Friends Meeting in Landenberg, ...

The 10 Stages of Post-WIP Neurosis

As many of you know, I recently finished the first draft of my WIP. Then I cleaned up the plot holes and added an element it was previously...