The summer drought. It’s not really a lack of words. It’s the missing drive to get them onto the empty page and screen. It’s become routine for me in a way. A step-back before several steps forward. I went from dreading September as a kid to looking forward to them as an adult. Over the […]
Most in this business will tell you that a completed work should get a pass before an editor before it becomes published product. In most instances I would definitely agree. A second and even third set of eyes can bring words to life in a way that the original author may not otherwise see. Still, […]
So many people who are new to our business are often all-consumed just with the goal of finding out what their writer voice is. They want to quickly establish their own identity on the screen and printed page. I am learning the hard way just as every single one of us should. I am learning […]
Most writers and indeed many people would flip out just to possess even an ounce of Leonard Cohen’s confidence. Some would take having his confidence over having all of his writing talent. There are many nights that I would lie awake and read “Stranger Music” as it was my introduction to Cohen’s words […]
It’s an interesting thing to be thinking about. When you have ideas for that next project for a freelance client, that next blog piece, that great essay or poem. That great book. It is a constant state for me and takes up much of my thinking for the better part of a day. Having now […]
Old habits are truly hard to break even at the best of times. When I review some of my own work over the last few years, I see great progression. I have become a more experienced writer with an ever-expanding freelance resume. I also see some old habits that still jump out at me long […]
You are looking at the cover for my forthcoming collection of short fiction. I am in the final stages of approving the printed version before it is made available at Lulu, as well as Amazon sites across the globe. This started as an attempt to put together some ideas that I have long wanted to […]
Dann Alexander 