"Writing is easy. Just sit down at the typewriter and open a vein." Red Smith, Sportswriter

  
"Writing is easy. All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." Gene Fowler, Newspaperman
 
 

Like Twain, Smith and Fowler, most authors I know will agree that little about the craft of writing is easy.
That doesn't mean the process isn't fun!
Quite the opposite. Creating a fictional tale, putting words to paper, breathing life into imaginary characters is nothing if not an adventure, a journey. A hero's journey. Which brings me to the theme of this Web site.
My own writing journey.
More than any other reference sources, Chris Vogler's THE WRITER'S JOURNEY and Robert McKee's STORY have influenced my Adventures in Authoring. I've been lucky enough, in fact, to attend two of Mr. McKee's lectures and reap the benefits of Mr. Vogler's seminar first hand.
 
So, I'd thought I'd share bits and pieces of my life and my career as a published author in a format that makes the most sense to me, reflecting the sort of progression that lends itself to the constant updates that define an ongoing Hero's Journey.
  
 
 
 
So, without further ado, on to my ORDINARY WORLD!
  
 
 
 
Ordinary World | Call To Adventure | Refusal Of The Call| Meeting The Mentor
Crossing The First Threshold | Test, Allies, Enemies | Approach To The Inmost Cave
Supreme Ordeal | Reward-Seizing The Sword |The Road Back | Resurrection | Return With The Elixir
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