Oct 29, 2025
In a world where connection is just a click away, why do so many of us still feel alone? Even in this web of friending, liking, hosting, and following, loneliness lingers. Despite constant connection, many feel profoundly isolated. Perhaps it’s the absence of true,...
Oct 15, 2025
I just returned from my very first writer’s conference—DFWCon—and I’m still absorbing everything I learned. It was a whirlwind of panels, pitch sessions, and hallway conversations, each one reminding me how much there is to discover about the craft of writing. I met...
Sep 30, 2025
I was listening to a recorded conversation between myself and another person—just a routine playback, nothing dramatic. And yet, I was startled. The voice I heard was mine, but it didn’t sound like me. Not the me I know. The pitch, the tone, the cadence—it all felt...
Sep 17, 2025
When faced with a problem—or an unpleasant situation—we don’t always charge in, swords drawn. Sometimes we hesitate. We stall. We sidestep. And sometimes, we run. This is true in life, and just as true in fiction. Whether our protagonist chooses to confront the...
Sep 3, 2025
Endings are not always the end. Sometimes, they’re the beginning of something else. As writers, we are natural storytellers. We shape beginnings, build tension, and guide our characters toward resolution. But what truly marks the end of a story? For generations, fairy...
Aug 20, 2025
Nestled on my bookshelf, held together with masking tape and memory, sits The Best Loved Poems of the American People, copyright 1936. It belonged to my mother. Each Christmas Eve, she would read A Visit from St. Nick to my sister and me from those now fragile, faded...
