Thoughts on Writing and the Creative Process

All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I would not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed. 

 –Montaigne.

Welcome. My name is James Tucker. In addition to making visual art, I’ve written numerous non-fiction articles on art and artists over the course of my career.

More recently, however, I have turned to writing fiction in a sustained and thoughtful way. So while I am by no means new to the creative process–its freedom, its discipline, its joys, and its disappointments–I am only now finding my way into that rich and demanding world.  I have just published my first novel, a historical mystery entitled An Uncertain Peace.

The thoughts and comments you will find here do not represent a method or dogmatic process. They offer only my experiences and my reaction to the process of learning a challenging but rewarding new way to express myself. I do not claim that anything in these pages is definitive, but I do promise that it is an honest reflection of my experiences.