My third resolution was to read a short story every day, and I’ve managed to pretty much average that kind of run without too much difficulty. I’m going to run through my top five of the month here in a sec, but let me address what the astute of you might point out–that my list […]
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A Walk on the Beach
Sunday afternoon, before we left, Lisa Silverthorne and I walked on the beach along the Cost of Lincoln City, Oregon. It was a sunny day, but cold. I was wearing layers, as was Lisa, but the wind can still somehow manage to get through. It didn’t matter, though. It was, at that moment, the perfect […]
Read More ...Simple Writing Advice
Okay. Perhaps this is put a little too simply. Or perhaps it’s phrased a little too directly for your taste. But it’s perhaps the most basic and spot-on writing advice you’ll find. (“stolen” from Mike Cole’s FB stream…perhaps NSFW)
Read More ...Stories of the Month: Resolution Check-in #2
Here’s step two in my check-up on my New Year’s Resolutions. To (once again) remind, I made three resolutions. They were: Average over 20K steps a day Write fiction every day Read a short story every day I’m going to talk about the short fiction I’ve read this month (yeah, the month’s not over, but […]
Read More ...Writing Romance Like Myke
Myke Cole, who used to wander by my pages back in the day before he became a big wig author [grin], just posted about an exercise he ran where he wrote a romance scene and submitted it to a contest wherein readers were asked to guess the gender of the writer. Myke writes hard, military […]
Read More ...My Next Big Thing: Wakers
I’m a little late on this, but I’ve been busy on NaNoWriMo. Yes, life is tough. Anyway, a local writer, Paul Hoffman, invited me to participate in a My Next Big Thing blog tour. Paul is a local guy (assuming you live–like I do–in Columbus, Indiana, anyway), and he’s written A Murder in Wautosa, a […]
Read More ...Incident at Lonely Rocks
You may think this isn’t saying much, but this is my very favorite story written about a guy who cleans portable toilets. It’s up on Kris Rusch’s page for free until next Monday. I’m not joking about enjoying it. It’s a good enough story just as it is, but I fell for it because I […]
Read More ...A Quick Short Story Recommendation
Brooding in the Dark — an interesting little story by Philip Edward Kaldon in the latest round at Interstellar Fiction. Just 1500 words, but an interesting little exploration of the future remnants of war.
Read More ...Tobias Buckell: The Role Model
So, today I’m thinking about Tobias Buckell. This is because he’s the bastard who’s responsible for this crap. (Note, I know I can use this kind of profanity regarding Tobias because he’s all about the authentic, ya know?) You see, I was going to the health club yesterday and I was kind of dragging tail. […]
Read More ...Photo From the Conference
Here’s me in the lobby of the Crump Theater during the Bartholomew County Writer’s Conference. It was great fun to be at a conference with participation of so many different types of writers. (Photo via Suzanne Purewal) Kimberly and Paul Hoffman, Me, Darby Rae, Suzanne Purewal, and Leigh Savage.
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