“Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it’s the answer to everything….It’s the streaming reason for living. To…
just surrender to the writer’s life
“If you are a real writer, then just surrender to the writer's life, all of it, even the bad stuff.…
Start Writing
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ― Louis L'Amour
Writing is Writing
"Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you’re doing, none of that is writing.…
Local Author Expo & Book Fair
Be sure to stop by the Three Chairs Publishing table at the Local Author Expo & Book Fair on Saturday,…
what you have to say is important
"You choose to be a novelist but you're chosen to be a poet. This is a gift and a tremendous…
How to Work Better
"How to Work Better," original art mural by Peter Fischli and David Weiss. For more about this manifesto, click…
A Poem Begins
“A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.” ― Robert Frost
Protect Your Writing Days
“Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have 'essential' and 'long overdue'…
A Wonderfully Mysterious Sensation
"Well, I was the neighborhood storyteller.…My, it was fun. The feeling of it, you know? Because I was waiting like…
