To self-publish, or not to self-publish, that is the question:

( The gatekeepers of the means of production )

I used to be a meticulous outliner, and a painstaking researcher.

( But only writing is writing )

Robert Heinlein's third rule of fiction instructs authors to "refrain from rewriting, except to editorial order."

( My own worst editor )

The first three-hundred words are always the hardest.

( It's still just a matter of doing )

This rant a little late, but it's been festering, and I need to get it out of my system.

( The heart is not a cognitive organ )

Inventing your own town is much easier than working within the layout of a real town.

( The fictionalized borough of Hobbes Landing )

I read an interesting article recently on how understanding the difference between a goal and a dream can dictate the course of a writer's career.

( A growing cast of nondescript players )

Michael Everett seems to have a little bit of a talent for social engineering.

( I no longer believe in the concept of writer's block )

I haven't really written myself into a corner so much as I've run myself up against a bit of a wall.

( Sit down at a blank page and write )

Cleaning up after Irene is like cleaning up after a massive frat party.

( I took a shot at the moon )