Back in 2018 I wrote a blog post about a discovery that excited me more than it probably should have. I had stumbled onto an old short story that fit perfectly into the novel I was writing at the time. I called it patchwork writing. It felt like I had found a forgotten puzzle piece that clicked into place as if it had always belonged there. Seven years later the idea still holds true. Only…
Posts published in December 2025
Some people outline entire novels at a desk. Some conjure brilliant scenes in a coffee shop. For me, creativity likes to show up with wet hair. There is something about water that flips the switch in my brain from everyday life to pure imagination. Maybe it is the rhythm. Maybe it is the absence of distraction. Maybe my muse just likes a good shampoo. Whatever the reason I have lost count of the ideas that…