I think we’ve made it clear by now that New Year’s Resolutions are not really our thing here in Nocturnal Mind. In fact, personally, I’ve always kind of disliked the concept. For starters, it often puts a lot of pressure on people to suddenly turn their lives around and become something completely different from who…
Another one of those pieces of writing advice that might be hard to achieve, but works well once executed, is stopping yourself in the middle of a segment you really want to write. Much of author life is dragging your feet through all the less exciting chapters and getting to the good stuff. And once…
One of my writing professors once told the class to “write weirdly about the plain things, and plainly about the weird things.” And within Nocturnal Mind we have frequently commented on the strange beauty of contrast—whether from characters, ideas, settings, or situations. Beautiful songs about death; frightening-looking people having the gentlest souls… These are things…
Between this website and my social media posts, you may have noticed that things have become a little scant in recent weeks. Mainly I’ve been slowing down because my family and I have entered a pretty busy holiday season, and between preparing to host for Thanksgiving, hosting Thanksgiving, and now prepping for yet another major…
A short while ago I was able to get a little “writing office” set up in the back room of a local business that I am familiar with. And so far, it has been the perfect remedy for the unbearable cabin fever that COVID and lockdowns have slowly but diligently introduced me to over the…