What is NaNoWriMo? In short, NanoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Every November, scores of dedicated writers make a commitment to writing a 50,000-word novel in one month. I’m sure that it sounds like an impossible task, which is why they don’t force you to sit down and write 50,000 words in a day. Instead, ...

I spent weeks writing this short story. Editing and revising it, until it was crisp and polished. My instructor loved it. My peers loved it…hell, even my family loved it. I dig up the courage and I submit it to a magazine that publishes similar stories. Then, I wait with bated breath for three days. ...

Staring out her bedroom window, an ominous feeling grew in the pit of Anna’s stomach. She looked at the scene before her. Menacing flames from a recent forest fire threatened her residential community, but firefighters saved all homes. However, the inferno scorched nearby hillsides and distant mountains, leaving thousands of acres consumed from its feeding ...

There was a saying about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. What about being in the wrong place at the right time? One thing young Adelaide did know is that life was full of mystery and one rarely had all the answers. She would not fool herself into thinking life was anything ...

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again – writing isn’t easy. You can’t teach someone to write about a world that’s never existed before. When that’s your goal, you need all the help and advice you can get. Now, I wouldn’t say that I’m an expert about writing by any means. I’m still ...

Okay, I have taken the first step in my writing journey. I’ve come out of the closet, so to speak. I have proclaimed myself as a writer for all the world to see. Now what? Good question. I was reading about the steps needed to create a wonderful … not good or nice, but wonderful ...

It wasn’t every day that I was presented with the chance to do something I loved. Such were my thoughts as I looked down at the colorful brochure in my hands. The colors were what really stuck out at me; a strange mishmash of old weathered wood and new chrome and brass, with words splayed ...

Some people find it rather ironic how one event can change the course of an entire world. All it takes at times is one singular event to create a shockwave that can reverberate for generations to come. Five hundred years ago, the dragon shifters had one family that ruled the land. This family, born pure ...

Yes, you read correctly! I have a wee bit of temper and I don’t always think things through when I react to a situation. In this case, fighting a kangaroo. In August of 1995, I had the honor of going to Australia-Alice Springs, specifically. While I was there, a couple who ran a Kangaroo rescue ...