The Power of Heroes

Ask writers and readers how important the hero of a story is, and most will say the same thing: he’s critical. Strong heroes draw us in and keep us reading. But stories with great heroes, especially those who’ve overcome adversity and kept going, are the ones that end...

Battling Resistance

My last blog was about distractions, so the irony that I haven’t written another one since has not escaped me. I could list all the reasons I haven’t blogged, catalog all the valid excuses that have kept me away from my keyboard, but that’s all they...

The Power of Distraction

If your life is anything like mine, there are days distractions swoop in and take over. The actual to-do list taps its fingers on the desk, waiting, but the minute I start one thing, I’m sidetracked by the need to do something more urgent. Looking back, I’ve found...