Writing with Teammates

July 30, 2018 Uncategorized

In the late summer, three of us decided to get together, to meet weekly as writers to hold each other

June 17, 2018 Uncategorized

First Draft: DONE!

89,514 words written. First draft is done. As I look out over Puget Sound a dozen floors up above Seattle,

May 1, 2018 Uncategorized

How do you prefer to sneak in backstory? Do you write explicit flashbacks? Do you have characters think about history

The online creative writing program at Stanford continues stun me. It’s only Week 4 of the first semester, and today,

The Stanford University online creative writing program is already more impactful than I could have imagined. It’s my first week!

“Dear Novelist…” That’s how my first Stanford course email was addressed to me. Is it time for me to call

July 15, 2017 Uncategorized

I’m IN! I don’t really know how much the odds were against me or with me as I applied last

I’m in Bonesteel, South Dakota, interviewing a couple people for a potential future novel. I’m on vacation with my wife