by Steve Skojec | Feb 9, 2012 | Writing
I’ve been writing my whole life. When I was little, before I could do much with words, I made stories by drawing out each scene, frame by frame, on a notepad. I’d sit in the back of my parents’ station wagon and I’d sketch out the adventure du...
by Steve Skojec | Jan 18, 2012 | Writing
I haven’t made the time this year for goal setting. Not personal goal setting anyway – work requires it, so I’ve already turned those in. But there are certain goals floating around in my head, just waiting for the right precipitate so they can...
by Steve Skojec | Nov 15, 2011 | Family, Insights, Writing
It was our turn. They counted on the porch, eyes closed, squinting, their voices louder than they needed to be. I grabbed Alex, hefted him under one arm, and sprinted as quietly as I could across the nearly grassless expanse of lawn toward the tree line....
by Steve Skojec | Nov 1, 2011 | Writing
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m taking a crack this month for the first time ever at the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) competition. I’ve written fiction for a very, very long time. I’ve never finished anything longer than a...