We all know the Sunday blues. If you don't, you just haven't labeled that somber gloom in your heart on a Sunday. It is the last day of the week. Tomorrow, the insanity that is your life starts all over again! (Hooray! You say while crunching your teeth...) But I have experienced a new phenomenon (to me, anyway): New Year's Blues. It started a day or two after New Year's Eve and gradually grew from a tiny swell into an intimidating wave. I normally charge into the NY with cle

Writer's block is the (claimed) condition when a writer isn't able to produce any new work. He or she is literally "blocked" from getting worthwhile words on the paper. Or any words, for that matter. Whoah! Let's reverse there for a moment. Any words?

With a large number of A-listed writers currently dwelling in the heavier drama, writing beautiful but more solemn-tasting prose (the likes

As I just finished editing a scene, a flashback capturing the gaping contrast in the home situation of my protagonist Herbert and the...

Today marks my 42nd birthday. This doesn't excite me, phase me, or sadden me. It is just a number, the way 41 is just a number. What I am...

Creating characters is one of the trickiest but also most enjoyable parts of writing. I spend considerable time on creating my characters...

Titles are a pretty personal thing. Some like a title to really cover the premise of the story, whereas others are more interested in...

Starting out in a new country isn't for everyone. It turns out it is for me. After growing up in the Netherlands (the buzzing port city...