The last few weeks I’ve seen a really encouraging growth of blog traffic. That’s really nice. Along with higher traffic comes more...

Just like finding the right method of writing, there is no ONE WAY to organize and make sense of the mountains of papers that pile up on...

Regular readers know, one of my goals the last year or so has been to be more consistent with adding content to this blog. My goal has...

I’ve featured a lot of writing prompts on the blog. They’ve become a regular feature. The thing is, I’m not sure they are useful. They...

I’m not naturally a person who reads a book multiple times or watches the same movie over and over. There are too many things I haven’t...

One of my writer friends commented to me this week: “You are so lucky to be able to write full-time.” I responded: “I’m very blessed…”...

A few weeks ago I posted this fine photo, compliments of internet friend, Kerry. (See more of her photography at her Caritas Photography...

If you were to look at the blog stats chart for my blog, you’d see that last week saw more than double the usual web traffic here at...

Warning: This installment of the Three Minute Writer is more like four and a half minutes long. I’ve talked on the blog, here, about...

One week early, that’s how! Ha! But seriously…When I was at the May on-campus residency for my MFA, I thought through what I needed to...

Thanks to some fabulous Twitter folks and the Creative Writing MFA Blog, this has been a stellar week here on the Stories I Read, Stories...

Two questions recently: How difficult and time-consuming is it to start a blog and keep it up? Don’t you find all the social media stuff...

If you’ve noticed, I’ve stopped numbering my Unblocker posts. If you are ever in need of a creative spark, the Unblocker prompts and...

It’s already October! We are falling head-long into the holidays. With a new month comes a new batch of inexpensive CD offerings from...

As someone who is wrapping up my MFA studies (January is coming fast!) I’ve had several discussions, recently, about the pros and cons of...

Last weekend, after meeting several deadlines (both real and self-imposed) and hacking my way through two difficult revisions during the...

I try to post the Unblocker prompts on Tuesday and Thursday, and post the video blog in the middle, but I wasn’t very good with reading...

Another Thursday, another photograph to inspire your writing. I found the lovely colors and texture of this photo of a Mardi Gras-style...

Continuing where last week’s Unblocker left off, we remain focused on childhood. This series of Unblocker writing exercises combines...

Last year, I found a literary journal that provides the first line to the writer, and then picks the best submissions that begin with...