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On Writing – The Alchemist

The man sitting at the picnic table talking with me paused to put down his lemonade, “I know a man

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Looking to 2013

2012 was quite a ride. I spent the first part of the year crisscrossing the United States on business.  One

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On Writing – Keeping Friends

A wise person will think before making a statement concerning individuals in their life to third parties. This is particularly

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Road Trip – South

This week I’m on a business trip in the Southeastern United States and had a chance to meet-up with a

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On Writing – Hero or Villain?

One trick that television series use, which I feel is totally unfair, is to draw an audience in by offering

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On Writing – Ideas, where do they come from?

There are writers who outline, weigh, and assess every thought before writing the first draft.They have biographies for each character

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On Writing – Adding Drama to Your Story

In Truth and Lies, I discussed how author Stephen Crane was brilliant — showing the comparison between the rather uneventful

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The Garden of Forking Paths

Here’s a post covering writing, history, and speculation on the nature of the universe — subjects near to my heart. The

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Magick of the Unfolding Series Part II

In the final part of Magick of the Unfolding Series I receive a critique from a trusted adviser:   The

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Magick of the Unfolding Series

  In the earlier imagined conversation Peeling Back the Unfolding Curtain, you were introduced to a method I employed to communicate

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Peeling Back the Unfolding Curtain

The Start of a Writer’s Day I lay awake, feeling rested. My wife sleeping beside me, I allowed my mind

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On Writing – Truth and Lies

Have you ever told a lie? Willfully attempted to deceive? In communications with my test readers, I reveal little things

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On Writing – Plot and Narrative Arc

What’s the difference? A plot is a series of related, or causal events which have a starting point (in the

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On Writing – A Place to Write

Here is an early version of my work area. Today I sit in a small library located on the second

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On Writing – Daily Practice

  Would-be photographers are told, “Take lots of pictures.” Art students are sent off to paint images of bowls of

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Sneak Peek – Unfolding: Nexus TOC

  We’re diligently reading through our final draft of the manuscript for Unfolding: Nexus and thought you might like to

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Beginning to Write – Support

  Has anyone  heard this before? I’d love to know who originated the thought. Some time ago a wag said

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Genesis of the Unfolding Series

  Unfolding: Awakening is the first novel in the Unfolding Series. The novel began as a short story to offer

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