We writers must be self-actualized enough to understand what our characters are going through even if they are not actualized themselves.
Read MoreWhile our writing is all about the small stuff—the words, the sentences—have your mind on the end goal: the fruition of your big idea, the overarching conflict between reader and life, between protagonist and antagonist. Just get it down on the page.
Read MoreEvery time you have a great book idea but your friends tell you to join them for drinks, do the right thing and Go Faulkner Yourself. ... Etc., Etc.
Read MoreThis is the second time I've seen artwork based on my photos. It's so cool every time.
Read MoreMany good wishes to clients past, present, and future. May you be the catalyst for good. May you wield your manuscripts with power and influence in every word. May you be free from suffering and spelling errors.
Read MoreWilliam Sydney Porter (aka O.Henry)’s grave in Asheville, NC. Photo by Stanley Dankoski.
Read MoreBlack-and-white photos will make you stand out with a unique presence in your author headshot. If you're in the Asheville, NC, area, schedule your b/w photoshoot with me.
Read MoreIn an interview with local writer Laura Camby McCaskill, she asks me about how I became a writer (and literary photographer), and how I approach editing.
Read MoreLiterary agents from Trident, Aevitas, Cheney Agency, and Regal Hoffmann & Associates were on hand to give feedback on query letters and pitches and to pull back the curtain on the submission and publishing process.
Read MoreToday, Greensboro Bound shared its 2019 Impact Report, and I'm honored to say some photos I captured grace its front cover, sharing space with others by photographer Ben Singer.
Read MoreThe pastor, Rich Braaksma, asked if he could use my photo of a mosaic of Jesus in a slideshow he was presenting. I agreed.
Read MoreGrubStreet just posted the photos I made of its 2013 Muse & the Marketplace writers conference a few weeks ago. Check 'em out!
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