Category: Inspiration

• October 1, 2023

  Inspiration: Andy Weir

  If you know who Andy Weir is, it’s likely because of the film, The Martian, which is based on his book. What many people don’t know is that he was a programmer and self-publishing author of fanfiction before he became a best-seller. In fact, he self-published The Martian before hitting it big. He is the…
• September 24, 2023

  Inspiration: Tobias Wolff

  Short stories are a love of mine, both to read and to write. My all time favorite short story author is Tobias Wolff. I’ve read over a dozen of his pieces and continue to use his work as an inspiration and model for my own. “Our Story Begins” is an excellent collection with some of…
• September 17, 2023

  An Origin Story

  This question goes around occassionally on social media: Who or what hurt you so bad that you became a writer? The question is generally meant in jest because a lot of writers do carry a lot of baggage, but I prefer to believe I chose to be a writer rather than that I was traumatized…