“Ideas are cheap. It is the execution that is all important.” — George R.R. Martin The other day a respected fellow author asked if I...

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” ― L.P. Hartley Lately, I have been delving into some new (to me)...

Next Wednesday, April 5th, will mark the first ‘bookiversary’ for Dunnigan. In some ways, it is hard to believe that a year has already...

The writer is an explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land. — Ralph Waldo Emerson One challenge to overcome in writing fiction...

“The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” —Agatha Christie One of the questions I get most frequently is that of...

“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another....

“All good writing leaves something unexpressed.”― Christian Nestell Bovee Not too long ago, I was browsing an antique store with a good...

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. –Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the driving forces behind Dunnigan is...

“Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration.” - Ralph Keyes I once...

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. - W. Somerset Maugham I bet somebody came to read...

“Half my life is an act of revision.” — John Irving Fall is here with all its signs– and symptoms (allergies, anyone?). There is...

Conflict is the soul of literature. - Erica Jong Recently, I have been very intrigued with the idea of horseback camping and backpacking....

“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” —Ernest Hemingway Last weekend I watched a documentary on how the...

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” -Louis L’Amour As I contemplate ideas for my next...

“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don’t forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn...

(This is my "TBR" (To Be Read) pile...) Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts. – Larry L. King No...

A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It...

“Writing is like driving at night. You can see only as far as the headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” ― E.L. Doctorow...

Photo: Middle Tennessee Mule Skinners Ride Through Woodbury, Tennessee "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a...

"Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit." –John Steinbeck “Teacher Appreciation...