As with any job, sometimes writing has its good days. Other times, not so good days. One of the questions I most get from non-writers, and even some writers who have a hard time coming up with ideas they want to write about, is where do you get your ideas? But a story isn’t JUST an idea. There’s a lot more to it, and I figured I’d share my process from start to finish of how a story is born. […]
Categories: The Process, writing
I’m not sure how long you’ve been following me, but before I was writing books to scare the crap out of you, I was a cartoonist. Cartooning actually led me back into writing, which is a kind of a cool story. I started a comic strip back in 1999 or 2000, back in the early early days of online comics, and built a decent following over the years. I poured my heart into the comic strip, but in order to […]
Categories: art, fatherhood, writing
Do you find yourself getting distracted a lot while trying to get in your word count for the day? This is something I’ve struggled with a lot. Distractions can come in many forms, and they always start out innocently enough. I’m waiting for an email, so I check the inbox so often. But rather than ignore all the email that’s not the one or two I’m waiting for, I go through them all. Then I’ll see one I should really […]
Categories: The Process, writing • Tags: discipline, pomodoro, time, word counts
