My blog is based on the idea of my creative well. This is the source of all my ideas. Drawing from the Well describes the latest progress on writing novels and business updates. Filling the Well explores all the ways I recharge including reading, TV, movies, and games. Lastly, Well Chat is a topic-based discussion of writing craft and what I’ve learned along my journey. Check out what I’m doing!
Comparison Guilt
You may have noticed by now that this Well Chat is as much a pep talk for myself as it is anyone else and that’s okay.
A Moment for Stargazing
Time is our scarcest commodity. We all only get 24 hours a day.
Character = Plot
If you wrote something and you’re not pleased with how it came out, as long as it’s not published, feel free to fix it, but be proud you created something. You can’t even imagine how many people don’t make it that far.
The Importance of Knowing Why
I’ve learned over the last few years that knowing a character’s why is the most important thing.
Vonnegut Advice #7
If your heart isn’t in it from the jump your own personal motivation is manufactured; readers will sense that.