Flannery O’Connor, the great southern gothic writer, once said, “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.”

In my creative, business, and personal life, I've learned how important it is to pivot when I hit a wall.

Even though the project is called The Million Words Project, I don't want to write a million words. Let me explain...

Hello! The video recap for my challenge to write One Million Words is posted! As before, if you'd prefer to watch on YouTube you can find...

After two years of personal and social upheaval, I was stuck in a creative lull in which I was sure I had been a real creative slacker.

Video link and transcript for the Million Words Project episode one!

It's been a while since I last created video content. That's about to change. Here's a short video trailer for a new project I have coming u

In 2012 I was living in the Sarasota/Bradenton area of Florida. If you’ve lived in Florida or know much about the demographics of the...

Last week, I received an email from a long-time writing partner, author Jeff Widmer. (You can check out his books on this...

In the last post, I sang the praises of building creative and entrepreneurial momentum by taking little steps to overcome the inertia of...

There are two adages I heard while studying creative writing that have stuck with me: “Everyone has a book they want to write, but very...

If we fearlessly cling to what we have, we will never be able to discover who we truly are. -Sir Chinmoy You have to strive every minute...

Among publishing and literary types, there is a worn out trope that goes something like this: "Everyone WANTS to write a book or has an...

Like a lot of people, I've found life in 2020 to be a wild ride. I haven't known anyone, personally, who has been directly effected by...

One of the things I love about the work I do through Words Matter Creative Writing is that I am often in a position to help people...

I recently finished teaching a class which focused on two novels by Alain de Botton: On Love and The Course of Love. I’ve read On Love a...

October is here. I am happy to update you on some of the upcoming local writing classes (for those of you in the Sarasota, Florida area)...

Hello! I wanted to share a few things with you, mid-September. (Where does the time go?) New literature and creative writing classes will...

Happy New Year! As 2016 gets underway, I want to share some information with you. There are a couple of things to cover, here in this...

I recently held the first of what I hope to be an ongoing series of one-day writing workshops. You can find a brief review of the day at...