If you’re like me, writing isn’t just about putting words on a page. It’s about writing something with meaning. It’s a promise. Every time you write, you make a silent contract with yourself that your thoughts, stories, and ideas are honest, fair, and worth capturing....
When we think of writing, we think of sitting at a keyboard or with a pen and composing our thoughts. Sometimes, some of us will expand our thinking and include writing as part of the reflective time when relaxing in the evening or taking a walk to decompress (though...
Writing Tip of the Day: Introduction to Layered Writing — What Is It and Why Should You Care? Layered writing sounds pretty much like it is. It involves weaving multiple narrative elements into the same passage or scene, such as plot, character, theme, emotion, and...
You’ve heard the phrase: it’s not what you know; it’s who you know. I’m not sure I’d agree with it. Knowing “what” is crucial for anyone to do their craft, vocation, profession, or job. However, you can have the best skills or offer the best product in the world, and...
An article in the Creativity Research Journal states something that most of us already know: a writer’s mind is a messy place, sometimes even scary (this last observation is my own).The report calls the writing process a “voyage of discovery” that begins with a “seed...
View fullsize The New Anthology from the Alumni of Killer Nashville View fullsize Clay Stafford signs Killer Nashville Noir: Cold-Blooded at #SIBA15 Bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver and Anne Perry join rising stars like Dana Chamblee Carpenter and Paula Gail Benson...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Nashville, TN. June 22, 2015NASHVILLE – Killer Nashville founder Clay Stafford recently gifted more than 200 books to the Nashville Public Library on behalf of the Killer Nashville organization.The books will be processed for...
View fullsize Clay Stafford is delighted to announce “XO The Album,” a country/pop music collaboration between bestselling literary authors Jeffery Deaver and himself upon Deaver’s upcoming book, “XO”.The story centers around a young country/pop star who encounters a...
View fullsize When filmmaker Clay Stafford set out to make a simple film about one woman’s efforts to change the world one child at a time, he had no idea the reception it would receive. Set to premiere at a Franklin, Tennessee theater on April 18, 2013 in the...