My View of Virtual Learning
After watching the past two years and the efforts to use "virtual learning" in place of classroom-based learning, I have to say that I am disappointed but not surprised. I want to be clear that [...]
Ignore the Rules, Just Write the Story!
Sometimes, writing a story seems more like being a tree in an ice storm. Sometimes I have this story idea in my [...]
Don’t Tell the Kids – About Writing the Arnie Dufner Series
Don't tell the kids... You probably don't want to tell the kids about this post...a least not if you want them to read about Arnie [...]
Making Your Characters Sick! – From May 2019
This is going to be a short post today, and one for the writers who may come across it. It will be short because, well, wait a minute, I have to blow my nose…Okay, I’m [...]
Creating Really Nasty Villains!
I had a really fun conversation with another author this week. As we talked about my past and the years I spent as a pastor and counselor, he asked how I am able to create [...]