Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic. – Arthur C. Clarke I don’t consider myself technically advanced, but I can find my way around most problems that crop up at my website. Often, my solution is to simplify, as I did recently when I the password requirement to access the book extras features at … Continue reading Adding magic to life
Literary Wayfarer Journal When I was a child of seven, my father taught me to ride a bike. I’ll never forget the time I went hurtling down the sidewalk only to hear him call out from a little way behind me. He’d let go without my knowing. How could balance come so easily? I felt … Continue reading Learning to balance life
Blind man’s bluff was a favorite game to play whenever friends or family kids got together. If you’re not familiar with this game, it is tag wearing a blindfold. Someone always wound up hurt, of course, but we played anyway. When you are small fear takes a back seat to adventure. It’s only when you … Continue reading Walking blindfolded
I made a humbling discovery recently. For a blog series I’m writing, I researched the psychology of conflict and turned up four basic types of internal conflict. The labels in psychology for these four tensions are not understandable by most of us, but here’s my translation: choosing between two positive outcomes, choosing the lessor of … Continue reading Words written in the wind
I’m excited to announce some fun changes at the site that I think you’ll enjoy. In the months to come, I’ll be focusing on reading and readers. I’ve made a good start to my goal of providing even more of an immersive experience for readers between my website and books. Providing an Immersive Experience for … Continue reading Providing an Immersive Experience for Readers
The gryphon* is one of the most regal mythical creatures. In historical renditions it was usually shown with four legs, having the talons of an eagle in front with a lion’s paws and hindquarters in back. It also had a beak, feathered upright ears, and a lion’s tale. Gryphons often were winged, although in British heraldry they … Continue reading The Mystical Gryphon
January 22, 2016 Last week I speculated on this very page, oh so rashly. I’d fallen behind when a cold sidelined me but thought I might still manage to spend the usual fifty hours on writing or writing-related activities. Was I able to run those writing marathons? No and no again. What did I do … Continue reading How I fought a dragon and won
January 1, 2016 Over the past couple of days, I’ve been fitting my writing office in a closet to serve as both a writing space and sound booth. I did record some episodes of a previous podcast in that space, but the sound quality wasn’t the best. I wanted to do this better. It’s taken … Continue reading Being holed up in a closet talking to myself suits me
February 12, 2016 I’m of the theory that if you throw enough work at a large project, eventually you’ll pare it down to size. I’ve been doing that with my workload, but I don’t want to keep this up forever. In a job I once held, I worked a lot of overtime while constantly hoping … Continue reading What I’m Writing Now
