Writing novels is my dream job, but it’s not my current job. But even though this is the thing I want more than just about anything else,...

I have a vague memory when I was younger of watching a movie. Specifically, the Never-Ending Story 2. (Perhaps 3?) There is a scene in...

This entry is for everyone who read the previous post, and thought to themselves, “I want to be a published author,” or “I want to make a...

Read to your children, read to your loved ones, read to your friends. Reading to your children is a time-honored tradition, and will get...

It is easy to forget how much of life is spent on the way to somewhere. This weeks inspirational quotes are meant to remind us all, that...

Do you ever read what you write? Maybe not on the first draft or even the first revision. But do you ever read what you write when you...

Have you ever been at a party, dinner, group conversation and either you felt you had nothing to contribute, or you were interacting with...

This is the first novel I have read by J.T. Nicholas and for a quick summary, the book hits many of the standard science fiction...

Do you match? Some people may have looked down at their clothes, but I am not talking about fashion. I am asking a deeper question. I'm...

That seems like a very silly question. But the meaning when we say that casual sentence has changed vastly over the span of human...

Inspiration can sometimes be small quips from famous people who have changed the world we live in though their actions, most often in...

This is a fractal. A fractal is a mathematical object that is not dimension 1, 2 or 3, but lies somewhere in between those numbers. One...

Have you ever finished a book and tried to decide if it was good or bad, and you cannot decide which or why? I had the experience...

Let’s start with a controversial statement. There is no such thing as writers block. Now let’s talk about what writers block is supposed...

What does it mean to be articulate and well spoken? The definition is straight forward. “Expressing oneself readily, clearly, and...

We cannot be a successful at writing if we don’t read. I like to think this statement doesn’t need to be defended, but I’m gong to make a...

Classics are not everyone cup of tea. Not everyone wants to learn a new language, and make no mistake that if you go back in time one...

Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers to win the Hugo, the Nebula and the John Campbell Memorial Award. If you have not heard of...

I’ve been thinking a lot about what constitutes a novel. Words being the sarcastic if true answer. Vocabulary and grammar build...

I am an old man apparently. I’m not sure exactly when it happened but several friends have informed me it is so, because I predominantly...