If you have been writing for some time, chances are you have come across times when you feel you should do more, but are totally unsure of how to proceed. If you haven’t yet, you will. It’s always easiest in the beginning because everything feels new and nothing has yet grown stale. There comes aContinue reading “What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Write”
Category Archives: Practical Discussions
Knife Fighting: Edge Alignment Practice
Recently, the uncomfortable weather of summer has subsided and the soothing touch of autumn has blown in over the land where I find myself. This brought me outside with comfort for the first time in many months. I took the opportunity to practice “edge alignment.” That is, my ability to keep the sharp edge ofContinue reading “Knife Fighting: Edge Alignment Practice”
The Importance of Weapons and the Overestimation of Bare Hands
Throughout my nearly three decades of life as a martial artist, I have routinely encountered a superiority complex among people who either have little to no combat experience (simulated or otherwise) or have not had recent experience for too long. Honestly, this is a problem I also had during my adolescence. The main issue IContinue reading “The Importance of Weapons and the Overestimation of Bare Hands”
Knife Fighting: More Recent Understandings
I have been studying knife fighting – particularly forward-grip, edge-out styles – for quite some time now. At this point, I feel very comfortable with the blade in my right hand and am gaining comfort with it in my left (I am right-handed). There are quite a few things I have learned and some misconceptionsContinue reading “Knife Fighting: More Recent Understandings”
Knife Fighting: Early Understandings
Earlier this year, I started studying the use of the knife. I have carried one for as long as I can remember; twice as long as I have carried a gun. It was during some of my earliest memories when I first picked up the weapon, as knives are cheap and readily accessible. However, IContinue reading “Knife Fighting: Early Understandings”
The Importance of Cleaning and Maintenance
Everyone knows it is essential to keep weapons clean and well-maintained. Saying it can seem like beating a dead horse, so to speak. Although, there are some nuances that bear discussing and some critical points which may be lesser known. I know for myself, cleaning and maintaining the weapons I own is something that canContinue reading “The Importance of Cleaning and Maintenance”
Creating Suspense In a Static Environment [Rewrite]
NOTE: I originally wrote this article for the now defunct blog of the Indiana Writers’ Consortium, a non-profit organization I interned with a few years ago which ceased operations and dissolved while I was with them. I was going back over it and several other articles I wrote for them which I realized would beContinue reading “Creating Suspense In a Static Environment [Rewrite]”
How to Write a Poem: A Three-Step Process
When I first started writing poetry, I did not have a step-by-step writing process which I followed from start to finish. As a result, I would spend all day (and sometimes even multiple days) writing a single-page poem with a simple rhyme scheme. I tried crafting every line in its final form right from theContinue reading “How to Write a Poem: A Three-Step Process”
The Pensive Warrior 