The Impact of Stories The ancient Greek epic, The Odyssey, attributed to Homer, is one of the oldest surviving works of literature (estimated to have been written in the 8th or 7th century BCE). It’s still popular today—in fact, a current You Tube/social media … Continue reading →

Read What You Love If you’re a writer, I’m assuming you’re also a reader. While there are multitudes of readers who aren’t writers, I can’t imagine there are writers who aren’t readers. This means you can lean into your reader-self as … Continue reading →

Own Your Role On a recent trip to Greece, I visited Atlantis Books on the island of Santorini. On a cliff, overlooking the Aegean Sea, the bookstore is a honeycomb of cave-like rooms, small, yet charming. Whenever I visit an … Continue reading →

Focus on your Actual Goal We often conflate two very distinct, separate goals:  One is fully within our control. We work at our craft; we improve our skill. We get better. We write.  The other is fully outside our control. Even if you … Continue reading →

Writing Is Never Easy Does writing ever get easier?  Yes.  And no.  Yes, you get better with every story, novel, draft, line, sentence. Yes, you improve with every effort, minute, hour, week, resource you put into your craft.  Then you … Continue reading →