Creativity can be one of the most rewarding parts of our lives, but it does not always arrive easily. Sometimes we have plenty of ideas but struggle to act on them. Sometimes confidence gets in the way. At other times, creativity becomes squeezed between work, responsibilities, expectations, and the endless Read more
Microscopic spores made from crystalline structures and photons drift silently into the atmosphere. They fall with the Northern Lights, enter the forests, and bond with the vast mycelial networks beneath the surface of the Earth. The forest begins to change. Trees glow softly in the darkness. Mycelial networks carry strange new Read more
I wrote Captive as a dare. As a long-time author of nonfiction, a colleague dared me to write a short story, in the genre of science fiction, and enter it into a competition. I had some time on my hands, so I thought ‘yeah, okay’. I figured I had watched Read more
“I wrote the books for 8–12-year-olds. It began with one opening scene. From there, I could not stop; eager to know what Molly and Michael would discover next. 640+ pages later, I had completed the series, surprised by how many adults told me they had loved reading them. I suspect Read more
The Lumenkin was going to be a short work of eco-sci-fi exploring first contact between the fairy realm on Earth and an alien intelligence that descends through the northern lights. Like so many works of fiction, though, The Lumenkin developed its own opinion about what was happening and I had Read more
Do you enjoy stories that slip between genres? By that, I mean stories where myths are rewritten, landscapes remember who strolled through them, strange beings watch from the edges, and the world is never quite as ordinary as it first appears? I’ve created a free PDF called “Weird Worlds” to Read more
I recently read and reviewed “The Process: Six Mechanics of Achievement: Inner Work for Outer Results”, and one of the things I most appreciated about it was the author’s deep understanding of what achievement really requires. This is not a shallow book about productivity, hustle, or forcing oneself into constant Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the moment before a scene becomes language. You know the moment, right? When it only exists first as atmosphere, colour, texture, light, or place. This short essay explores how visual inspiration can help fiction writers find the emotional weather of a scene before Read more
Many people begin a nonfiction book by trying to create a table of contents. They open a blank document, list everything they know, divide it into possible chapters, and hope a book will emerge from the accumulation of their expertise. But a strong nonfiction book does not begin with a Read more
It is said that all art is a self-portrait, an expression that resonates strongly as I reflect on the month of June 2026. Across the last four weeks, I have released four articles, each offering reflections on one of the short stories in my ‘Visions to Words’ collection. I began Read more