Write as if No One is Reading
We’re all familiar with the fridge magnet adages – “Sing as if no one is listening,” “Dance as if no one is watching,” etc. But does that apply to writers? Does it make sense to write as if no one is reading? Of course it...
Suicide – A Loss That Knows No Bounds
On January 24, 2010 at 6:00 PM, I’m going to be giving a talk at Valley View Funeral Home in Surrey, BC to a group of folks who have lost loved ones to suicide. It’s the first talk I’ve given since the launch of my...
One Phrase at a Time
When you’re faced with a writing project, how do you deal with that paralyzing sense of overwhelm glaring at you in the unforgiving light of the blank screen? Somehow you have to come up with an article, essay, story, blog, novel, screenplay or whatever —...
Keeping An Open ‘Art
My secret reason for writing a blog, and maybe even for getting up in the morning, is my longing for fulfillment as an artist. It’s an odd thing to say given that I’ve recently produced a book, Did You Know I Would Miss You?, have...