Latest Writing

Writers who craft compelling scenes recognize the importance of bringing the best verbs and nouns to their scene descriptions. Harlan Ellison and Toni Morrison show us how it's done...

Most of us aren't born with a talent to be exceptional writers. But we can get there by doing what's available to all of us: honing our skills...

In January, I wrote about QR codes for BBC News, the oldest sci-fi bookstore in the world for the Toronto Star, and the medical benefits of magic mushrooms for an alumni magazine...

Do you often claim how busy you are in order to avoid the creative project peeking around the corner?...

Find out the truisms and practices I wished I followed when I first started working as a freelance journalist...

Learn how I equate my yesteryear passion for pitching to my current strategy of querying strong ideas to news editors...