Writing

  • Nothing quite fails like success

    This is potentially one of those posts where I make a bunch of enemies. I’m sorry. But please keep reading. Recently, I’ve had some conventional writing success.  I’ve had a story published in Friend. Follow. Text.: #storiesFromLivingOnline.  I have a play that will be featured in a staged reading in Seattle.  I was selected for a…

  • Intellect vs Intuition

    In studying writing, it occurs to me that there are two distinct parts to it: the intellectual and the intuitive.  (As a side benefit, that came out nicely alliterative.) The intellectual side refers to issues of craft—stuff that comes out when someone critiques your work. Things you discuss with an editor. In some ways, this…