Writing About my Hometown

About a decade ago, I moved from Maine to Montana. Not one of those famous towns like Bozeman and Missoula which have been featured in big-budget movies or the glossy pages of adventure magazines. No, I moved back to my industrial hometown of Billings.

Transitions make the Heart Grow Fonder

I was addicted to travel and Ian and Justine were my dealers. But what these guys were peddling was the free sample. I, however, need the real stuff. The stuff of adventure.

Talk by neuro-scientist on how we read people’s brains

A must-see for writers trying to capture the essence of “why characters do what they do” on more than a purely intuitive level.

Hail to the Chief

The real experience was meeting a great guy who is passionate about what he does and who was willing to open a door to a world that is very different from the world I wake up and inhabit every day.

Inaugural Post

The first blog post always seems the hardest.  You have all this blank space to fill and you don’t know where to begin.  I’m certain that this blog will change over time, as I move through projects and my constantly shifting focus drifts from point to point like a dog wandering through a park. My