FRANKLYN C. THOMAS

Wait, when does it become too late to say that? For argument’s sake, let’s say anytime in January you see someone for the first time,...

At the suggestion of someone whose opinion I value, I’m attempting NaNoWriMo this year for the second time. Oh, jeez. There’s some...

Hey all, it’s catch-up time once again! The last month and change have been pretty productive, so it’ll be good to give you guys an...

I turned 39 last week. Birthdays never cease to amaze me; I just keep getting older. It’s such a trip. When I was young, various people...

For the first time in 20 years, I have no idea how the Jets or Giants are doing. Same as with the Raiders. I chose this season to boycott th

Part 3 of my vacation home

In turbulent times in my life, I need a fresh injection of familiarity to re-center myself. Like most people, I’m disturbed my life...

Since 2001, I would pass by American Gods in the bookstore and think, “Oh, hey, that’s the guy that wrote Sandman, the comic book dude.” ...

I’m starting to realize that I’m not a summer writer. It’s hard to keep my butt in the chair when there’s so much to do outside! The air...

Years ago, when I lived in New York and rode the subway a half-hour to and from work every day, I carried a composition notebook with me...

One month into the baseball season, and the New York Yankees are in first place. The starting pitching has been pretty spot on, the...

I’ve had a recurring daydream since I was a teenager. I would go to the bookstore - Barnes & Noble, usually – and stand in the Fiction &...

On a lark, I asked a Facebook writing group (10 Minute Novelists, fantastic support group) if it would be a good idea to interview my own...

The first thing I remember reading on my own was The Amazing Spider-Man #122. The Night Gwen Stacy Died. I was four. I snuck into the...

As we get into the first full week of what is allegedly Spring, with gradually warming temperatures that threaten (promise?) to finally...

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton, just released a Spotify playlist designed to inspire writers to break through writers’ block...

Well, this is awkward. I missed my March 1 deadline for posting new content. I swear I have a good excuse: I was in Cabo San Lucas at an...

As a younger writer, I would write whenever I had downtime. Growing up in New York, you would be surprised how often that was. I would...

A quick check as to what's going on with my writing.

Every year, it seems, I read a book that sucks me in and makes me take notice. It makes me power through it despite fatigue, work, other...