There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment. Firstly, read a lot of stories that you know cause readers to weep, cry, tear-up with joy. Ask questions about why that happens. How do you write a short romantic story that will […]
Writing Passionate Romantic Love Stories with Emotions
Short love stories are often sad. It means it didn’t work out for two people who started out with hope, but discovered that hope, being the last thing at the bottom of the jar, wasn’t enough. A good gangster story, one that goes down in the history of literature, tells a story of relationships and […]
Strange Feelings about Heroes, Life and Writing
I often think about how to increase my income. Always whittling my ideas down to a nut, attempting to find fault, attempting to prove its worth. Sometimes, I’ll read a book on business ideas, or marketing, or the infamous practice of “niching down” till your product is skin and bones, till it’s as honest as […]
The Pouring Rain Ruined my Plans, then Inspired these Photographs
Allowing imagination to run wild is the beginning of creativity — it’s more than brainstorming. Creativity running wild will embrace every idea that confronts it. “The soul of a landscape, the spirits of the elements, the genius of every place will be revealed to a loving view of nature.” – Karl Jaspers. I’m often intimidated by great […]