Musings and Happenings

How Does It Feel To Finish a Novel? By Aaron K. Bowen Well… which one? I finished drafting my first full-length fantasy novel in early...

I submitted this piece of creative nonfiction to a contest a couple of months ago.

How do you distinguish between maintaining internal accountability and self-directed emotional abuse?

Every person who has tried to write will tell you that there comes a moment when you question the worth of your efforts. Perhaps after...

UPDATE: Immortal Cobbler is now 30% written! Originally shortly after finishing the first draft of Last Song of the Leviathan, I began...

How much should I feed to the reader? How much let them gather on their own?

I wrote this story before Sarah and I were even married, back in 2008. It's a piece of literary nonfiction about a chance encounter.

I've entered a writing contest through a business I've used called Reedsy, who provide writer's services. A quick word about what I used...

If you are unfamiliar with how the traditional publication route proceeds, I'll share my (admittedly limited) understanding with you....

The creation of this website and blog represents my first truly public step toward authorship.