by Jonathan Chatfield In part 1 of this two-part miniseries, we discussed some benefits of reading the work of other authors in the genre you choose to write in. Making improvements to your process of character development, sharpening your ability to weave an enchanting narrative flow, and reinforcing confidence in…

Reading in Your Genre, Part 1: How it Can Improve Your Writing by Jonathan Chatfield Like any skill, putting words to paper that are coherent, purposeful, and worth reading requires ‘doing it wrong’ many times before we start to get it right, and you’ve heard it before; to be a better writer, you need to read more. But what if you write…

…and also, The need to improve English Education — “…and you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?” — The Talking Heads. Life has a way of leading us down paths we never thought we would travel. I never expected to be where I am, right here, right now; back in school and finishing a degree I…

One Boy’s life long adventure — Today we will ride together in the ‘way back machine¹,’ my 1989 Oldsmobile, which is equipped with a flux capacitor and spray painted (poorly) in metallic silver. Our first destination: Bridgewater, New Jersey, 1976. Brahma Avenue is a sleepy street in a quiet town — at least in 1976, it…

Accomplished artists become so by working their way from finger painting to stick figures and then from sketching still life to portraiture, continually growing and learning. What were once shaky, uneven lines or poorly differentiated gradations of shadow and light become the clear and precise representations of the visions from…

A Short Story — Martin heard the bell of his 5:30 am alarm in his head before it went off. He didn’t need it to wake up anymore. Truth be told, he hadn’t needed it in years. But, “Better safe than sorry”, his beautiful Edith would remind him. They were married for fifty-four years…

We define purpose as “the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.” I’d like to believe that most of us are driven by the desire to live a fulfilling life. We want to be able — at the end — to say “I left…

#readmyarticle #itsimportant4u #whyamihashtagging — Communication. Merriam-Webster defines it thus: Communication: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behaviors It seems pretty straight forward, right? One individual has a thought or an idea he or she wishes to share with another individual. So, we convey…

By Jonathan Chatfield Services like Uber, Sidecar, and Lyft have solved many problems for a whole lot of people. For the person with the medical condition that prevents them from being able to get behind the wheel of a car or the young high school/college student who isn’t able to…