Monthly Archives: July 2023

There’s an old Chinese proverb that says: ‘One demonstration is worth more than a thousand words.’ A good rule, I learned, is never to say anything you can dramatize. Better yet: never dramatize anything yourself that you can get the … Continue reading →

“A story that has nothing but action and plot is a pretty poor affair; and some great stories have neither. To my mind, plot is merely one way of telling a story, by connecting the happenings tightly; usually through causal … Continue reading →

Just as July 4th ended, the idea to create my own Declaration of Independence as a writer occurred to me, so I’m going to declare July 5 as my own personal Independence Day. As a source of inspiration, the July … Continue reading →