Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of Continue reading Originality in the Writing World→

The key question isn’t “What fosters creativity?” But it is why in God’s name isn’t everyone creative? Where was the human potential lost? How was it crippled? I think therefore a good question might be not why do people create? Continue reading Why Isn’t Everyone Creative?→

“It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.” -Ernest Hemingway There are mixed messages in the writing community about getting a degree in Creative Writing, many professional writers Continue reading Learning to Write…do you need a degree?→

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. ~e.e. cummings, 1955 Continue reading Never Stop Fighting→

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.— Mark Twain I received the phone call yesterday morning, acceptance into college. Continue reading Surround Yourself with Support→

“One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others’ minds.” Alfred Kazin When I first started writing fiction I felt powerful…I had the ability to create characters, fill their mouths with my words, give Continue reading 8 Rules for Writing Fiction→