My Current Novel: Starting Over
As much as I’d love to emulate the success of writers who attribute their success to writing every day, rain or shine, I have stopped comparing my journey to theirs. […]
My Current Novel: Reading and Revising
The Starchild Series began life somewhere in The Sims 2 as I created worlds and neighborhoods. It was a pressure free environment where my mind could simply tell a story […]
My Current Novel: Origins
There have been three novels I have finished over the years and never managed to revise. A fact that remains vivid in my mind is that “you’re not a writer […]
Why You Should Start Journaling (if you aren’t already)
It might seem like a relic of bygone eras before blogging but journaling is a useful practice even if you don’t want to disengage from your devices.
Finishing What You Start
So, you’ve been inspired lately and you’ve worked on translating the idea in your head into a creative medium. You work on it for awhile and although it seemed like […]
Finding Inspiration & What to do After
There are several layers to the topic of inspiration. As the child of artists I’ve found it readily available but being inspired and knowing what to do with inspiration are […]
Inktober, NaNoWriMo and Getting Caught Up
There is not a day in my life that I have ever been bored. Not to say that I haven’t engaged in activities that are tedious, monotonous or mind-numbing but […]
Romance, Mosley and Writing
I think that men need their own “romance” genre for the many books in all genres that fixate on fantastical and false tropes of femininity and masculinity.
September Revamp and Moving Update
As promised in July I’m ready to return to posting and I have plans to update the format of this blog and site. There’s always been something about Fall for […]
Goodreads Review: Apprenticed to Venus
Briefly, a little background–I have been reading Anais Nin for years. I wouldn’t call myself a fan because I came to her work already knowing a lot of the details she tried to keep hidden in her life but I was curious about her because she is often quoted in […]
C.R. Elliott - Clara Black Ink 