writing
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From roughly 1,200 light-years away, Kepler 153 is little more than light, gravity, mathematics, and inference. Humanity has never been there. No human being has stood beneath its twin suns. But Kepler 153 is not unknown. Decades of increasingly sophisticated observation have mapped the system from afar. Scientists have imaged its worlds, studied their atmospheres,…
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I’ve been a little quiet lately. Not because I haven’t had anything to say. Quite the opposite. Life has been busy. Between the farm, farmers markets, writing, editing, and preparing books for publication, there haven’t been many empty spaces on the calendar. But as summer begins giving way to fall here in Northern Michigan, I’m…
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Writing is a strange thing. Most days it’s just you, a keyboard, and a little voice asking if any of this is actually any good. Then every once in a while someone says something that reminds you why you keep going. This week, while editing Book Two of The Undying Wizard, one of my beta…
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Where Have I Been? It’s funny how quickly time gets away from you. One minute you’re planning your next blog post, outlining future projects, and telling yourself you’ll have an update out next week. The next thing you know, months have passed and you’re staring at a blinking cursor wondering where the time went. The…
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By T.J. Wright “Discomfort isn’t the enemy of growth—it’s the forge that shapes it.” Pain teaches. Anyone who’s ever touched a hot stove knows that. It’s a blunt, unforgettable lesson. That sting? It sticks with you. You remember it the next time your hand drifts too close to the burner. You grow. You learn. You…
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Writing is often described as a journey, but what happens when that journey hits an unexpected roadblock? As an author, I’ve learned that sometimes the biggest obstacles aren’t external – they’re the walls we build ourselves. I find myself writing often without an end goal, and most times that’s not a bad thing. Like a…
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There I was, casually updating Windows on my PC while working on my latest blog post. What could go wrong? Everything, as it turns out. My system bricked completely, and suddenly years of writing, including crucial materials for books two and three of my debut trilogy—seemed to vanish into the digital void. Panic mode engaged.…
