If progress is a measure of how well taking the “obvious direction” is working, I would say it’s pretty good. I managed 1,000 new words in an hour this morning, my best output in well over a week. Share Me
Read More ...Conversations With Story
I’ve been avoiding the obvious for the past couple days. By this I mean that I’ve been working on this book, and struggling to get what I’ve been considering The Last Big Piece of the puzzle to fall. (Please note, that when I say “Last Big Piece”, what I really mean is “Latest Barrier Keeping […]
Read More ...Picasso’s Cat Update
I have two pieces of news regarding my collection, “Picasso’s Cat & Other Stories.” First, I think I need to mention the collection has its first critical commentary at Amazon.com, and it’s essentially this writer’s dream review. The second is that the book is now available at Amazon.com in Kindle Format for a mere $2.99. […]
Read More ...Physical vs. Electronic
I know I’m obsessing about this e-world a bit, but here’s a quick bit from Scientific America showing people as a whole prefer to buy things that are physical to the point where they will pay more for them. This changes the thought pattern a little. It doesn’t tell me people will completely shut off […]
Read More ...A Night at the Opera
I can’t wait until this gets to little ol’ Columbus, IN. I absolutely love the comment, too. Share Me
Read More ...How Far Are You?
Lisa and are are in the process of finishing the three “Girl” books by Stieg Larsson. Actually, I should say Lisa has now finished them and I’m about 21% through the last book. I like that last sentence. One advantage of the electronic age is that when Lisa asks me “How far into the book […]
Read More ...500 Words a Day?
Didn’t have much time this morning, but I did manage 500 words on a new story. I’m not really sure it will wind up anywhere, though. I just sat down and started writing dialog, and out they came. I’ll take it. Here’s something Lisa sent me a few days back. Interesting (and, as she said, […]
Read More ...The Publishing Industry: Take II – The Work
Okay, I’m back to talking about how the industry is changing, and how it affects newish writers like me–guys who hold down day-jobs that take a bunch of time while working on their craft and struggling to “break in.” Here’s my thing with the modern age of e-publishing–I love the ability to go work directly […]
Read More ...Lesson of the Week
I remain as allergic to poison ivy as I ever have been. Enough said. Share Me
Read More ...Story Sentience?
I woke up early this morning and was unable to get back to sleep despite trying for at least a half-hour. Finally giving up, I decided to get out of bed and get something productive done. So I turned to my novel in progress–which has been coming along pretty cleanly so far. But today nothing […]
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