First Draft: DONE!

June 17, 2018 Uncategorized

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

Flashbacks, backstory and memories

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

June 17, 2017 Uncategorized

Robin Yocum’s “A Welcome Murder” is a grand tour through the basement of life, highlighting many bad characters in their

May 17, 2017 Uncategorized

Today, I decided to take a major personal risk: Submit my application to Stanford University to their 2-year Online Writing

May 15, 2017 Uncategorized

Let’s continue to examine how to set major themes to create deeper plot and story development. In this 4 of