Writing is work. I wish it was only fun. There is real joy in creating stories, crafting mythologies, sculpting characters, and weaving storylines. There’s something magical in discovering surprises you laid for yourself. I actually do enjoy revising stories and shining them up. But if you intend to be successful as an author, it alsoContinue reading “The Work that Comes After the Writing”
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Write EVERY Day?
Do you need to write every single day if you’re going to be a writer? Let me ask a related question: Must you go to work every single day to consider yourself employed? I really hope not! Personally, I value my “days off.” While I rarely get a day to do nothing, those days whereContinue reading “Write EVERY Day?”
Being Remembered
She told my wife it reminded her of me. So, I’ve been feeling down. It’s the whole pandemic thing. It’s kept me locked up with my children, whom I love, but need a little time away from. It’s kept me locked away from the people I serve in my ministry. This week, my church councilContinue reading “Being Remembered”
Creativity and Covid-19
Covid-19 sounds like a great sci-fi concept, doesn’t it? Or just a writing prompt. So, I’m not talking about the disease itself. I’m not talking about quarantine (though you know that if life returns to some semblance of normalcy, there’ll be lots of romcoms about this year). I’m just talking about the word itself. ImagineContinue reading “Creativity and Covid-19”
Back to the Drawing Board
Sometimes the words sing. Sometimes they fly out of my fingers and into the word processor. Worlds are created from nothing. Characters dance. Stories, not just simple plots, but stories weave together. And sometimes I am a lump. This last week I submitted a story for consideration in an anthology. I had struggled over thatContinue reading “Back to the Drawing Board”
Jonathon Mast: Author 