Tag Archives: Lost

Motivational Quitter

- August 8, 2012

I’ve never had a moment in my life where I stared down at the empty page, threw my hands up in disgust, and declared that I was done writing forever. Now, having said that, I have to be honest. Nearly every day or, at the very least, several times a week, I quit. Pressure tends […]

Jack Shephard vs the plot monster

- March 20, 2012

As I mentioned in a previous post (“Lying on the couch: A conversation with myself“), I usually talk to my main characters quite a bit before beginning the writing process. It’s not easy for me to put aside character building in favor of story building. The main character has always been my stepping off point […]