Among publishing and literary types, there is a worn out trope that goes something like this: "Everyone WANTS to write a book or has an...

Like a lot of people, I've found life in 2020 to be a wild ride. I haven't known anyone, personally, who has been directly effected by...

One of the things I love about the work I do through Words Matter Creative Writing is that I am often in a position to help people...

I recently finished teaching a class which focused on two novels by Alain de Botton: On Love and The Course of Love. I’ve read On Love a...

October is here. I am happy to update you on some of the upcoming local writing classes (for those of you in the Sarasota, Florida area)...

Hello! I wanted to share a few things with you, mid-September. (Where does the time go?) New literature and creative writing classes will...

Happy New Year! As 2016 gets underway, I want to share some information with you. There are a couple of things to cover, here in this...

I recently held the first of what I hope to be an ongoing series of one-day writing workshops. You can find a brief review of the day at...

I read the short story, Cop-Cop Cop, originally published in The First Line, in 2010. Check out The First Line magazine. Also, feel free...

The blank stare, as if I can see through the wall, like Superman. The cat-like, sudden look away at something that isn’t there. Head...

Why, hello there. I’ve been compiling some feedback from readers and subscribers and I’ve decided to announce a few changes, based on...

This is a quick post. A sort of poll question, if you will… What service or resource have you tried to find to help you with your...

“I thought you’d already given up blogging,” some of you might say. Granted, it’s been a while since I’ve been actively engaged in...

Hey, I know it’s not cool to over-promote one’s self on his or her own blog, but I do, from time to time, like to remind people that I...

(Both of the short fiction stories mentioned in this blog post are also available in the story collection, The Blues and The Oranges....

It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog, but I haven’t forgotten. I am re-considering the content for the blog, and I’m working to...

Here is installment two (of three) focused on my summer scheduling and my attempts to find greater balance in my creative,...

When I started thinking about how I would make some changes in my personal and creative life, I started with the first necessary...

As I mentioned early in the week, I hit a creative wall in the second quarter of 2013. Things weren’t happening, for me, and as the...

There are all sorts of seasons in life: A time to mourn, a time for joy. A time to sow, a time to reap. A time to blog, a time to refrain...