Author Archives: Nick Enlowe

I pour passion into all my works, and I always have such high hopes for them. Sometimes, the intent of the creation is to make someone happy. Sometimes, it’s meant to transport someone to another world. Sometimes, it’s meant to be an engaging and relaxing experience. And often, I completely miss my goal. One ofContinue reading “The Trouble with Passion”

Only one of these staves truly and accurately represents medicine, but which one? (Hint: If you live in the United States, your guess is probably going to be wrong.) The road to understanding the answer to the above question is paved in gnosis, and it is this same road that leads to understanding the depthContinue reading “Unraveling the Many Secrets of the Rod of Caduceus: The Staff of Asclepius”

Let me be perfectly clear: This is, and always will be, a blog about writing. However, a good writer is also a good reader, and a good reader understands the inner-workings of the world around them and can unravel the deeper meaning behind what’s being conveyed. There is always a story as to why thingsContinue reading “The Deeper Magic”

Happy Sunday! With my youngest’s birthday celebrated and the children’s book complete, printed, and delivered, my pet projects are now officially done. The editing gig, meanwhile, may not pan out. At the moment, it appears to be delayed by a month. So for now I can move back to writing my short story. I alsoContinue reading “Update: Pet Projects, Dead Smartphones, and Boredom”

(Regrettably, I missed yesterday’s scheduled post. But that’s because I was busy preparing for my youngest child’s birthday. I also managed to finish my fifty page children’s book (54 pages, actually), so all was not lost.) You’re probably wondering what the Statue of Liberty could possibly have to do with the comic Promethea. To unpackContinue reading “Unraveling the Many Secrets of the Statue of Liberty”

There’s a secret to silence. In fact, it absolutely used to be a “secret to everybody”. Not so much anymore. Silence is powerful, you see. It’s an immensely powerful tool for writers, just as it is within many professions. And the power of silence goes beyond the peace and quiet one may wish for whenContinue reading “Silence is a Rabbit Hole”

If there’s just one single thing I could do in my life to free up massive amounts of writing time, it would be deleting Facebook. So I just did. And it felt great. I’ve never been what you’d call a trend-follower, so I was a late adopter to the platform. But even I got addictedContinue reading “I Did A Thing: Deleting Facebook to Buy Back Time for Writing”

Today seems as good a day as any to provide an update. I just received a cylinder-shaped parcel in the mail. Within it were two fancy-looking foil-embossed certificates from my university. In my excitement, I thought I’d somehow earned a double major. But now I suspect these are certifications, and I’m still waiting on theContinue reading “Status Update”

It’s widely believed that every kind of story has already been told. “There’s nothing new under the sun”. If that quote were true, what about all the other stars? Isn’t there anything new under them? Moreover, how would believing there’s nothing new help writing evolve as a medium? Perhaps the quote is meant to preventContinue reading “Often Misunderstood Writing Advice: “There’s Nothing New Under the Sun.””

There’s authors out there who blog about the market and share all the juicy little details with their readership. They’ll say things like, “According to recent analytics, this is the best genre to be writing in right now,” or, “These keywords get the most reader engagement on Amazon,” or, “If you want sales in thisContinue reading “Marketing vs. the Romanticism of Reading Fiction”