Soul in the Sky

As writers, we leave our harbors and explore new seas to find adventure but also to find our way back home — smarter, stronger, and more alive than when we sailed.

All the Little Savageries

When freedom starts to take a back seat to responsibility and ambition, the writer wonders, “must I become a monster?”

Hell-Raisers and Truth Chasers

You don’t have to be a firebrand to change the world, just aim for the truth and write from the heart.

Flaming Out and Rising High

Just because you stopped writing doesn’t mean the story is over, every failure is just another opportunity.

Creative Killing Fields

As writers and creatives, we must protect nascent dreams and ideas from the vagaries and cruelties of the real world.

Ask me, I won’t say no…how could I?

Writers sometimes forget the simple power of asking for what’s needed – time, inspiration, the courage to being.

Face Your Fear, Find Your Freedom

Replace assumptions, dig deep, and ditch fear for freedom.

the daily creative writer

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed…”