The List

I have been beating my head against the sweet wall that is NaNoWriMo since 2009. Ten years after its inception. In that time I would like to think I have developed a fairly decent routine once the site relaunches every October. September 30th, anxiously awaiting the relaunch. Have a perfect idea set to go, just...

The Importance of a Good Theme

I have known since I was a kid that music was pure energy. I would go as far to say that it sustains me more than anything like sunny days, fond memories, or even food. Nothing fills me up with more human spirit than an expertly composed kick-ass theme song. Case and point, I just...

What Makes a Good Idea

I don't pretend to speak for everybody out there, but as far as I'm concerned finding an idea is the easy part. Yet given the amount of products sold as prompts and inspiration I gather this isn't the case for everyone. And I think I know why. Those of you who find it more difficult...

Plotober 2017

It is decided. The novel I will be chipping away at furiously next month is something that I have meant to do for a very long time and is probably the story with the most failed attempts out of them all. This is When Heroes Fall. A prequel of sorts now to my 'opus' which...

Reasons Why

The reasons I have chosen writing as my divine torment are as follows... It is a non-performance artform that allows we introverts to express ourselves creatively in complete silence and out of sight. It is socially acceptable to be brooding and taciturn as a writer. It is a reasonable occupation to justify the bulk purchasing...

Ode To October

I wish I were born in October. That would really top off the already innate awesomeness of this month nicely. As it stands, October is still the best month of all in my not at all humble opinion. You’ve got the first real whiffs of fall here in Maine after the constant menopausal changes of...