Strolling along on my Journey of 1,000 Miles, I came to a fork in the road. We all hit these moments of near impasse. It's the realistic moment of choosing to go forward down the intended road, shrouded in fog and uncertainty or continue to trek along the familiar ground you've been on. Left or [...]
Tag: Editing
Editor’s Minefield
When it comes to editing, a lot of writer's cringe like going from a hot tub to an ice bath. For me, it's like a calculated sweep of a mine field. If I uncover something by mistake, BOOM, I am picking up the pieces of a whole new series of thoughts and outcomes. Editing always [...]
The Things You Want vs. The Things You Need
It's the classic debate going on in most people's mind on a daily if not weekly basis. For most of us, this comes as a monetary decision. Do I buy the <insert needless thing here> or do I buy groceries... For me, I go through the same things as a writer. I have plenty of [...]
I Talk to Inanimate Objects
"I'm finished," I murmured to my keyboard as I concluded my long-awaited ending. "Now what?" my keyboard blankly suggested back. "Shit, keyboard, quit pressuring me..." Okay, so my laptop is a pushy little bastard, but that question certainly ran through my mind. I had been working in little stints for years up to that point [...]
