What does a Navy cook know about creativity that you don't? What can we learn from the doctor of an eight year old girl with ADHD about what it means to be an artist? Continue...

It's possible that when you think of "writing software" you think of Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or some other word processor. But writing software is different. Learn how it's different and what you stand to gain as a writer by using it. Continue...

Understanding story structure has eluded me most of my writing life. Or perhaps I should say I have been on a life-long quest to understand the fundamentals of what makes for a good story and why. I now understand the most fundamental quality of story and I call it story force. If you write stories, then you need to know this. Continue...

Even though writers have more opportunities today than ever before, they also face more challenges than ever. I help you overcome these challenges so you can spend your days writing your future bestseller instead of wanting to throw a hammer through your computer screen... Continue...

Dining alone at expensive restaurants is becoming my new hobby. I wasn't going to write about my dining experience tonight. After all, what could top my bare-handed jumbo shrimp experience at Mister B's. But when the elderly man at the table next to me whipped out his four inch Magnum, I knew at once this was a story I would have to share with the world...if I lived to tell it... Continue...