Creative Writing  

I wrote this in inspiration to the Spanish movie called "Butterfly"

This is a Villanelle Poem that takes a creative approach to display the mysteries of life. There is no blueprint or map given when you are born. Therefore, at times you feel lost.

An interview with fantasy writer Steven Harper Piziks reveals what makes him a successful writer.

Hoods, dames, private eyes, and goombas galore in this tour of the grimy city.

A poem about the beauty of spring and how it intrinsically recreates us every year.

Some legends are born of fear of those we do not know or understand, and do not seek to know, but nothing good comes from the death of an innocent man.

The ship appeared from nowhere, looking like a cloud. George knew it for what it was though. As a pet lover he might or might not approve of their purpose.

A young man attempts to bully a neighborhood kid and uncovers his own nightmare.

In the face of social collapse, a young man must help to get his family across the border to safety. Will he be able to keep his humanity when the rest of the world doesn't, or will be become part of the chaos.

Some legends are better off only heard, and not seen. A legend in flash fiction.

An older woman looks back on the joy Easter brought to her as a child in England in the 1950s. It wasn't a happy home, but holidays brought some kind of tacit agreement to eschew harshness and celebrate with good food and gifts.

A story about one nurse's trying and rather funny night at work.

Screenwriting is hard to break into; everyone knows that. But how hard? Pro screenwriter David H. Steinberg ("Slackers," "Puss in Boots") gives you the painful truth.

The new neighbor seems harmless enough, until he comes up with a new cure or garden grubs, and the cure ecapes.

Most scripts fall down because writers don't do the hard work of outlining their plot and character beats. This guide shows you step by step how to make an outline that really sings.

Though he is remembered today for his passionate and beautiful poetry, the life of Lord Byron was anything but ideal. The 19th-century celebrity was continually mired in scandals and affairs, both at home in England and abroad.

Though known mostly for his plays and epigrams, Oscar Wilde is also a notable poet. His poems: Requiescat, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and E. Tenebris and how it was a reflection of his life.

There's a lot of advice out there on how to break into Hollywood. Unfortunately, most of it is wrong. Here's the real deal on how to get your script made into a movie.

A poem based on images of beautiful winter skies.

Finding material to write about is easy. Here are a few tips!