Life provides obstacles. Where to look matters.
Life provides obstacles. Where to look matters.
Art + Photo + Words
When you're in a creative drought, just hit the road. Literally or virtually, you can juice your creative flow and find new ways of looking at old things.
When worlds collide in Texas, there's a novel (or ten) in it.
Being on the water in Maine taught me that the most unexpected things are the ones that bring lasting satisfaction.
Inspiration strikes in strange and unexpected ways. But when it doesn't strike, there are some tricks to juice it along.
Holiday greetings from Texas to all y'all. I'm anticipating some celebrating, aren't you?
If only I could rev up my Time Machine for my historical fiction research. Instead, I made a few workarounds.
There are a few choices to make on Tuesday, November 8. In case you haven't heard.
When every angle leads up, you can't fight it. And your iPhone has a way of showing your eye where to go.
How I made a scene turn painterly with brushstrokes of color and light using a wobbly river for a canvas.
There's more than one way to frame a photo.
Who wouldn't have fun at Austin's Big Rock Candy Mountain? Here are the delights that await on the annual Weird Homes Tour.
Building on our own experiences and emotions creates the truest art we can make.
Your camera must always be ready to take in what your eyes can't. But since it helps to be ready at the right time, here are three tips.
If you believe, as I do, that life is lived in the details, your camera must always be ready to take in what you can't.
Some lessons apply equally well to photography and to life.
Two Book Reviews: Murder and mountains mix well in novels by Peter Heller and Joyce Maynard.
On a Friday evening, there's one ritual that's worth a thousand words, when pictured.
If you're querying agents or hunting jobs, you're in it for the long haul. So how to succeed?