Shift of the Seasons
The air continues to cool but mostly it is the dispersing humidity that has made it begin to feel more like fall. There’s still heat but there’s a subtle change […]
Caring for Cats and Creativity
Some days there are these beautiful moments of insight that solve creative problems sifting in the background. Sometimes they happen in the middle of work and those rare gifts are […]
In Defense of Abandoned Projects
Inspiration is a wonderful fleeting affair that some regale and others revile. It isn’t terribly dependable as fodder for finished art and writing but it can make the difficult days worthwhile knowing that inspiration is as delightful as it is capricious. I’m not sure when I stopped chasing inspiration and […]
Screaming Into the Void
If you’re a writer who wants to write a great book that sells itself then the advice about how to use social media can end up being counterproductive. Good books […]
Thoughts on NaNoWriMo 2019
This has probably been my happiest year of NaNoWriMo but it had nothing to do with winning.
NaNoWriMo Week 2 check in
As a creative person who is still recovering from the self hating philosophy that I have to suffer in order to create, I have a love/hate relationship with NaNoWriMo. All […]
Starchild Series on Patreon
I have often debated posting more about my fiction on my site but for a variety of reasons I have held back. The biggest reason is that the internet is […]
Calloway is Shades of Nin
I’m not especially keen to jump on this bandwagon but I found myself attracted to a familiar dynamic in Caroline Calloway, one I saw once in Anais Nin that is […]
Camp NaNoWriMo and What’s Next?
This post is a little late because I’ve been on a much needed vacation which involved nothing so exciting as not having anything scheduled and a little day trip to […]
Camp NaNoWriMo, Setbacks and Moving Forward
As you might know, I have been making progress with my Starchild series by scrapping my old drafts and staring all over again. I decided to participate in Camp […]
C.R. Elliott - Clara Black Ink 