This weekend, I’m trading the keyboard for lumber, screws, and soil as I builds twenty raised beds in the backyard. There’s a quiet satisfaction in work you can see at the end of the day—and a surprising connection between gardening and writing. Both are acts of optimism: you do the work now, trust the process, and hope something good will grow.
Twenty Raised Beds and the Quiet Joy of Starting Something Read More »
Lately, Tracy and I have been watching The Americans, and it has completely hooked us. Not because of the spy story—although that’s excellent—but because everything about it feels real. The relationships are messy, the choices are complicated, and the 1980s setting feels lived in instead of staged. It’s the kind of show that doesn’t just entertain you for an hour. It lingers afterward and leaves you wondering what you would have done in the same situation.
What We’ve Been Watching Lately (And Why I Can’t Stop Thinking About It) Read More »
Some movies adapt a book. A rare few understand it. From Stand By Me to The Bourne Identity, these are five films that prove story always matters more than spectacle, budget, or special effects.
Five Movies That Prove Story Always Wins Read More »
A great story doesn’t just entertain—it pulls you under. Stand By Me still hits because it reminds us of who we were… and who we still are beneath everything else.
The Story That Reminded Me Why Stories Matter Read More »
Grace Worthington is facing a situation that’s already spiralling out of control—and someone involved may be helping, sabotaging, or both. Details remain… classified.
Fall From Grace — Status Update (Heavily Redacted) Read More »
Ever sit down with a book thinking you’ll read just one chapter before bed… and suddenly it’s 2:03 a.m.? Mark Posey confesses why those “just one more chapter” moments are sometimes a little bit deliberate—and why writers secretly love hearing about them.
Sorry About the Lost Sleep Read More »
Writers spend months — sometimes years — alone in a room inventing characters, places, and entire worlds. It can start to feel like writing is a solitary act. But the truth is, a story isn’t finished when the writer types the last sentence. It comes alive when someone reads it. When a reader laughs, gasps, misses their bus stop, or stays up far too late turning pages — that’s when the story truly becomes real.
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I forgot to bring my own time-travel thriller to the market. Not sold out—forgot to order it. Which is impressive, considering I wrote it. If you like high-stakes time travel, moral consequences, and science that actually matters, this is your reminder.
I Forgot I Wrote This Book Read More »
A writer’s mind doesn’t stop at a strange thought — it follows it past the point most people turn back. Somewhere along that drift, reality starts to feel negotiable… and a story begins to breathe.
A Writer’s Mind Does Not Walk in Straight Lines Read More »
Ideas don’t arrive fully formed. They start as small, sideways questions — the kind that won’t leave you alone once they land. That’s where stories actually come from.
Where Ideas Actually Come From Read More »
Some weeks, the stories don’t stall — they simply make room for other word-work. Editing, shaping, refining someone else’s manuscript is still time spent inside the craft. And when you finally return to your own blank page, you bring sharper instincts with you.
When the Work You’re Paid For Pushes Aside the Work of the Heart Read More »
Right now the to-do list is loud. Fulfill a 660%-funded Kickstarter. Edit other writers’ books. Run a publishing company. Market existing titles. Keep upcoming releases on track. And somewhere in there is a quiet little line that says: Write the next book.
That line is always the easiest to slide.
Because it doesn’t yell. It doesn’t send invoices. It doesn’t have shipping deadlines. It just waits — patiently — while everything else feels urgent.
Writing While the House Is On Fire Read More »