Yep, TCM is moving over to Substack in an attempt to increase my visibility. The archive will remain here on the website, so you won’t lose access to any posts you rely on or want to bookmark, and new posts over on Substack are going up for free. It’s just a change to get more...Read More

This post is going to be a little different than my usual posts because it’s not advice for writers. It’s actually more of a self-examination of an aspect of writing and how it affects me, personally. I’m going to be trying to add a little diversity to this blog and discuss this kind of thing...Read More

This has been coming up more and more lately in my life and in the circles of authors I frequent. People think their first draft has to be perfect, and when it isn’t, they stress out and either rewrite the first chapter about a million times or never get beyond the idea stage. That pain...Read More

You may have noticed I’ve been gone for a hot minute. Part of that was some work-life balance issues I was having, but a lot of it came from the wellspring of psych meds gone awry. Which isn’t to say I won’t continue taking mine, but it is one of those things that you don’t...Read More

I’m going away for a week to a space that I absolutely love. My grandparents own a lake house in upstate New York on a small lake not far from Lake George. It’s one of my favorite places in the world. It’s become more and more important to me as I get older. For one,...Read More

So, you know how I said I was back in the last blog? Apparently I wasn’t. I had a lot going on and then abruptly got COVID. Thanks to being vaccinated and boosted, it was mild, but it was still misery. After that, I’ve been recovering well but dealing with fatigue. That and physical therapy...Read More

Last week we talked about Hooks, so this week we’re going to talk about how to put them into effect by looking at some hooks for famous novels and discussing how we can create our own. I’m also going to give an honorable mention to other types of “lines” used in marketing that writers should...Read More

I’m sorry I haven’t had a blog up the last couple weeks. This kind of year is rough for me physically. The weather kicks me while I’m down and causes my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome to flare up. I have also had some things happening in my personal life that needed attention. I am all right; it’s...Read More

This may turn into a series about common errors in literature, but we’ll see where it goes. For now, while it’s fresh in my mind, I wanted to address an area of writing that has problems a great deal of the time. It’s a loose relation to my last post where I talked about the need...Read More

Hey there, everyone! I’m sorry I haven’t been in here recently. To be honest, blogging has sort of fallen by the wayside. I may pick this up again at some point, but with how hectic life has become, I don’t know that I have the mental space for it right now. The good news, however,...Read More