Conflict is inevitable. It crops up when we least expect it and certainly when we least need it. Then again, who would ever need conflict? Well, A STORY does. Conflict is an essential story element. Without it, there’s no inciting incident or catalyst for...
Your job is what you do. It is not, however, who you are. But it can feel that way, especially when you consider the hours we spend at work and how that work guides our identity. “I am a television producer,” I’d respond to those who asked what I did...
I was walking the dog when I noticed it. I do my best thinking while walking and I often “see” things at the time (though, admittedly, things are not always as they seem). This time I saw a tree unlike the others. It’s winter here in Connecticut and...
I have a confession to make. I’ve been wallowing. Such an interesting verb, isn’t it? To wallow. I wallow. He/she/it wallows. We wallow. To wallow is to indulge in something (ie. wallowing in luxury). Who wouldn’t want to do that? But what if...
This is for all of you who have a hard time saying that word. The one you want to say but find you can’t. The word that’s supposed to be a complete sentence in and of itself but so often is difficult to utter. “No.” We’re told that...
