“You write like you talk.” Someone said that to me once, and I’ve held onto it ever since. Here on Seasonal Elements, I write like I talk about storytelling, language, and the creative life as it shifts with the seasons.
Sprinkled between the reflections, you’ll find adventure stories, bits of fiction, and plenty of geeky wonder.
Every season is a good season to write.
Now is the time to take a big swing. Google's generative AI search announcement is about to change the game for small businesses of all types. As search engine results begin to rely more heavily on summarizations from various sources, more like what you get from...
In May 2012, I made a daring decision. After spending the last eight years at a corporate job and fifteen years in the industry, I left the familiar comfort of suburban Atlanta. My partner and I had built a 120-square-foot home nestled in the mountains of Western...
I've got a secret to share, and it's liberating: The grammar police aren't real. That's right, no shadowy figures are lurking in the dark corners of the internet, ready to pounce on your every grammatical slip-up. Instead, think of grammar rules as friendly...
The life of a freelance writer often means the lines between home and office blur. In my home office, there exists a managerial presence unlike any other. This isn't your typical clipboard-wielding, coffee-chugging supervisor. Oh no, this is Toast – a seal point Devon...
The moment arrives: my phone starts ringing, displaying an unfamiliar number—potentially a client. The expected action would be to answer it, but my anxiety suggests a different approach: avoidance. As a writer with a side of social awkwardness, phone calls can be as...
This week would have been my mother-in-law's 84th birthday. She passed away at the age of 77 in October 2017. That started an era of big changes for us. Matt was preparing to go to law school, and we were already working toward moving back to Georgia for those three...
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