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(How to) Be the Master of your craft
There is a world of difference between having the attitude of saying, “I’m the only one who can turn this lump of clay into something beautiful. You can do it too, but never better than me. Mine is always great. I’m a perfectionist.” and… You know what the curse of being a perfectionist (though none […]
A Writing Choice I Made: Does It Work for you as a reader? (The Virus In The Air)
Your Thoughts Matter After recently publishing my story, I took a fresh look at it from a reader’s perspective, and two particular sentences near the end stood out to me. When I originally wrote them (years ago), I believed they added depth by showing that both the character (in the first sentence) and the narrator […]
The Virus In The Air
The Introduction The Virus In The Air book is a science fiction-based story in which a lethal virus, followed by a mysterious whisper, turns the atmosphere into a death trap, and a small group of survivors retreats into a safe and secure building, pinning their last hopes on a desperate escape to Mars. But the […]
Romeo and Juliet: Sad Love Story
What if Juliet had never really loved Romeo? Would Romeo still love her? Or what if Romeo never loved Juliet? The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet If half-said words aren’t poetry,If a half-naked woman isn’t enticing,If a half-lived life wasn’t worth the shot,I must have been drinking,I must have been drinking a lot! That half-naked […]