egradcliffSep 17, 20213 minThe Beautiful SeasonThe Beautiful Season (a micro story) She lives in the beautiful season in which everything dies.
egradcliffAug 25, 20202 minLanguage Speaks the CultureI wanted to use linguistic differences to highlight the social dichotomy of the Maze and the White City, the two major components of the Gut
egradcliffAug 3, 20201 minTaking Up My Pen, Without WordsThe run up to launching a book has lots of moving parts. Sometimes it's good to take a breather, and my go-to respite is drawing.
egradcliffMay 12, 20203 minWriting Effective ProfanityProfanity is not my cup of tea. But it can serve my purposes as an author if used effectively.
egradcliffApr 21, 20203 minWhy NOT Writing is Good for My WritingWhile writing is my #1 creative outlet, varying the type of my creative output helps me write better.
egradcliffNov 6, 20193 minUntitled DocumentWriters and words may seem like obvious friends, but wringing a story out of an arrangement of words can be exhilarating--or frustrating.
egradcliffAug 14, 20192 minResearch and The Hidden KingIf I wanted to bend the truth into a story, I at least had to know what the truth was, so I dug into the research.
egradcliffJul 31, 20193 minÁed takes a Personality Test Being the main character meant he had to be compelling, and he needed to have his own agenda, habits, strengths, flaws... a personality.
egradcliffJun 16, 20191 minA Father's Day PostHappy Father’s Day to my lovely dad: In my closet, there is a shelf. On the shelf, there is a box. ...
egradcliffJun 12, 20193 minHow To Writing Engaging StoriesAn engaging story has only a few vital needs; the rest remains within the artistic domain of the author. The most obvious necessity, and...
egradcliffJun 1, 20192 minGet Unblocked, Get InspiredSometimes, to write, you must first do something that isn't. Take a Walk This isn’t about going somewhere--it’s about the motion. Pick a...
egradcliffMay 21, 20193 minHow I Stir the Creative PotWriting a book, unfortunately, is not the kind of thing that happens by magic. Even the greatest authors struggle with writer’s block,...
egradcliffMay 8, 20193 minDreaming BigBefore it was a novel, The Hidden King was a dream. I don’t mean this in a metaphorical way--I mean that I woke up one summer Sunday...