Why do writers so often love to run? Running affords the freedom of distance, coupled with the literary appeal of solitude. There’s a meditative cadence to the union of measured breaths and metered strides. Writers and runners both operate on linear planes, and the running writer soon realizes the relationship between art and sport is…
This is the theme song from Gladiator, a top 5 favorite movie of mine. And every time it comes on my Pandora writing station, I get that feeling that leads to better writing. Sometimes it only lasts a few minutes, but I suppose the best writers can summon this feeling as needed. I, on the…
For some reason this song really gets to me. Love it. Anyway, Chapter 1 fleshing out has officially commenced on book 2 – Salima Falls. The outline is 80% complete, so it’s time to start putting serious words down.
I have seen this video about 100 times, and I like it so much I decided to include a link to it in this blog. But before I get a bunch of messages from folks are too dense to actually get the gist because they hear a few bad words and check out or panic,…
Aside from being one of my favorite words, Serendipity is also one of my favorite movies. Amanda and I watched it last night as part of our quest to see every movie we can even remotely related to Christmas. We have knocked off about 50 in the last 2 holiday seasons. I wanted to share…