I could easily hole up inside my bubble of creativity, doing only the parts of the writing task that I find joyful and rewarding. But I...

As a writer, I am responsible for every word that I put out into the universe. I have made the choice not to contribute to the pool of...

Because of my brain injury, I am unable to write as much as I want, or for as long as I want on any given day. Every project I start...

In my early years as a writer, I had a fear of being blocked. When starting a project, I’d worry that it would end up as a meaningless...

I was recently asked to give a presentation on the spirituality of writing. The first spiritual quality I talked about was RECEPTIVITY. ...

I'm starting a new novel, a family saga set in my home community of Brown County, Indiana, covering a span of seven decades. The working...

March is Brain Injury Awareness month, and I send wishes for hope and healing to all my fellow TBI survivors. It has been 7 1/2 years...

For years, I had been a halfhearted participant in our nation’s traditional holidays. As the holiday season approached in late 2017, I...

Because of my vision problems in the aftermath of my injury, writing is extraordinarily difficult for me at times. I wonder why I put...

Creating the unusual format for A WEEKEND WITH FRANCES was an interesting challenge for me. The novel consists of half a dozen small...