I’m in a bit of a writing mid-life crisis. Of course, when I say “a bit,” I mean I haven’t published a book since 2018 and I have no idea when the next one is coming out. It isn’t that I’m not writing. I am. I have three completed novels, a mostly completed novel, and …
I had to write a brief dramatic screenplay in one of my creative writing classes. I fretted so much over the formatting, I thought I’d never get it done. While I understand the idea of having creative types write outside of their comfort zone, I don’t know that this helped me craft better novels. Still, …
I am thrilled to have had one of my stories accepted to be performed on the podcast, Stories Less Spoken. The performer, Megan Greenwood did an amazing job bringing “Pennask Summit” to life. If you’re interested in hearing it, please click here to listen to the episode. And listen to past episodes by pressing the …
I recently had the good fortune to take a flash fiction workshop with an excellent author and writing-facilitator, Grace Palmer. I take a lot of writing workshops and I tend to be critical of the value of the presentation. Since I teach and give my own workshops and presentations, I’m hyper-sensitive to the possibility of …
I just released my sixth book, Coming Around Again, through Sapphire Books Publishing. I have an old man dog named Brutus. He has diabetes and I give him a shot twice a day to keep him healthy and happy. Gordo is the cat. He rules the house. In the mornings, he reminds me to open …
Finnian Burnett 