i create art
but that does not make me an artist
i craft stories
but that does not make me a writer
i sally forth and explore
and it is here that i forge my identity
i stake my claim
for the canvas of my journey expands infinitely
within my mind i walk the paths of discovery
and pray that i never reach my […]
bushwacking through my mind
writing is a relatively new endeavor for me. it started a few years back with a little piece of fan fiction and grew from there. i now almost exclusively write original stuff as i grew tired of playing in someone else's sandbox.
writing does not come naturally to me. i'm not one of those people that has been crafting stories since they were knee high to a grasshopper. from day one i've had to work at my craft, at times only completing a story through sheer force of will. i know writing is not supposed to be easy, but i think it's a little different when you do it because you want to rather than doing it because you have some driving, undeniable need pushing you to the keyboard.
or maybe that's how all writer's feel and i'm not as lonely as i think i am.
the explorer
home sweet home
Shoot the grapple. Test. Breathe. Jump.
I swing, flying across the canyon of glass and steel and stone below me. Concentrate now, got to land this just right. Perfect. My left ankle feels it, still hasn’t healed completely. Got to be extra careful with it for a while, and that’s why I’m here. I know these […]
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100 drabbles
55/100
publishing credits
- 365tomorrows.com published a piece of flash fiction. you can read it here: the latest model
favorite authors
laura ingalls wilder - probably my biggest writing inspiration. her books and style are hardwired into my imagination.
neil gaiman - i love his dark, witty, gothic style.
cory doctorow - a brilliant imagination, his visions of the future are simultaneously wild and believable.
j.k. rowling - how could i not love harry potter?
tom robbins - his books never fail to twist the mind.
j.r.r. tolkien - the original and the best.
favorite books
the hero and the crown by robin mckinley - only my favorite book of all time. i read it almost every year.
constance by patricia clapp - diary-style tale of plymouth settlement.
mr maybe by jane green - yes, i know, silly chick lit. i can't help myself, i just love the tone and pacing.
guilty pleasures by laurell k. hamilton - buffy for grown ups. the first is still the best.
writing books
these books are not 'how to' books, but instead do their best to pass on inspiration and motivation.
take joy - jane yolen
on writing - stephen king
zen in the art of writing - ray bradbury
