Archive - No Cats, No Coffee: Writing for the Rest of Us

Survivor of the 3:30 AM Critique Group

What it takes to get some feedback… Plus a new story out for free listening

Jun 6 •

January 2025

Two Truths and a Lie

On where I vanished to.

Jan 3 •

October 2024

I told my friend what I did and he called me a psychopath. It’s understandable. I wondered so myself.

Oct 6, 2024 •

August 2024

Your Characters Are Boring: How to Fix Flat Fiction

Advice and practical tips pulled from people who probably know what they're talking about.

Aug 1, 2024 •

July 2024

Free Fiction: “Abide With Me”

It was Charles’s across-the-street neighbors who told him what happened to his parents.

Jul 1, 2024 •

June 2024

Is talking about my successes still honest, considering all my failures?

Jun 7, 2024 •

May 2024

No Cats, No Coffee

Writing for the rest of us...

May 7, 2024 •

April 2024

I guess I'm an author now?

I attended the Writers of the Future Workshop and had a nice surprise at the end.

Apr 30, 2024 •

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