I often come across authors, writers, and others in the literary world asking—sometimes of themselves, sometimes of others—how much should a writer read? The general consensus seems to be 'as much as possible,' but I have a variation on that question that I sometimes ask myself: Should writers read at all? Now bear with me—I'm … Continue reading The Argument Against Reading
Month: September 2018
Song: It’s Your Fault
This is the second song I wrote for my upcoming novel, The Broken. Written by Malcolm James, it's about the domestic abuse he suffered growing up. *** Every inch you come closer to me I take a step back and Draw my line in the sand but You push and I cut Your face from my … Continue reading Song: It’s Your Fault
I Have a Structure
After a while of fretting and hemming and hawing, I think I've finally managed to set in place a working structure for The Broken. Structure is everything to me. It's the thread that holds the fabric of story together; it's the glue that binds disparate parts together into a cohesive whole. It's what makes a story … Continue reading I Have a Structure
