by davidhsafford | May 3, 2017 | News
“The Warmth of Blankets” is the featured story at Short Fiction Break today! If you haven’t yet, give it a read and leave a comment! As always, thank you so much for reading. It means the world to...
by davidhsafford | May 1, 2017 | News
We have a story problem. Not a grade school math class “story problem,” but a problem with our stories that is turning many of us into bad writers (with fleeing readers). And by spending millions of our hard-earned dollars at the box office, we’re...
by davidhsafford | Apr 19, 2017 | Coaching
In 2004, I wrote and produced a play. I was convinced it was brilliant. (It wasn’t). I was especially proud of all the conflict between its two main characters, believing that this made the play an honest portrayal of life’s complicated issues. When it...
by davidhsafford | Apr 13, 2017 | News
After many nights hiding in the hot, lonely swamps of the Deep South, Celestine and her daughter decide to risk staying at an unproven Underground Railroad Station. “The Warmth of Blankets” is the story of their terrifying and heroic trip into the home of...
by davidhsafford | Mar 31, 2017 | Coaching
I love The Lord of the Rings. I fell in love at 17 when I saw The Fellowship of the Ring in the theater, and I immediately picked up the books. I trust I’m not alone. Authors of great fantasy like Tolkien, Rowling, Martin, and more, fill our shelves and our...
