Like beacons of light along a garden path at night, books offer flashes of influence and inspiration to each eager reader and invaluable writing lessons for any aspiring writer. Over the years, these gifts have filled my heart and mind, making my life rich and my...
Music has always impacted me in big ways. Seriously, each period of my life could have its own soundtrack. There’s one thing about music that occurred to me a few weeks ago when I attempted to listen to an audiobook for the first time. (Yes, there are similarities;...
Simply put, if you’re not one; you won’t understand! However, J.R.R. Tolkien gives a brilliant glimpse into the motivation behind a writer’s many oddities: “‘What really happens,’ he wrote, ‘is that the story-maker proves a...
At this moment, I’m sighing in relief as I settle in to my new home as an aspiring author. I feel like I’ve taken the long journey around, much like the Fellowship on the path up Caradhras in the Misty Mountains. (If you’re not familiar with J.R.R. Tolkien, let me...
