We’ve all encountered it: the dreaded writing prompt. Even my kids, who are in the third and fourth grade, have had to deal with it. Somewhere, some time, some person has stood up in front of a group of people and produced a writing prompt.

Everyone has heard the saying “art imitates life,” but what exactly does that mean to a writer? More headaches.

When is a book too challenging for a reader? I don’t know. This one treads the line, but the result is something so amazing that it’s worth the challenge.

Including phones in a novel has proven to be a bit tricky. On the one hand, I want the book to be timeless. On the other, phone technology is advancing so quickly, how do I keep it accurate?

Have you ever thought about the momentum that builds up in a reader’s mind as they read? I did recently, and it opened up a new way of looking at sentences and paragraphs.