The Greeks always seem to have had a word for everything. Eudiamonia is most often translated in English as happiness. For Aristotle and other ancient philosophers, it meant much more than a feeling or state of mind. It was the highest human good desired for its own sake. It is the essence of human flourishing   Writers call it The Zone. It is that place where we are lost in the story without a thought for what comes after we step away from the keyboard. It is writing for writing’s sake...

If insanity runs in your family…and you know just the words to explain it, you might be a writer.   One of my least favorite “writer” things to do is writing back cover author biographies. I hate having the same old stuff on every book, so I try to change them up every time a new book comes out. That doesn’t always happen, but I try. I mean, there’s only so much material to work with, and most of it’s out of date.   I haven’t run with the bulls, spent a spring in Paris, or found Bigfoot. I...

I’ve often heard it said that procrastination is the thief of time, a relentless criminal that takes our best intentions and leaves an excuse in their place.   I know that I’m just as guilty as anyone else when it comes to procrastinating, even more so with regard to my writing. I realise that the excuses have often been varied, “I need more time”, “I have too much on”, I’ll get started on that tomorrow” etc...   A work colleague stated recently that he would love nothing more than to write a...