I went back to “regular” work yesterday. Odd, I know. Take a week off Thursday-to-Thursday. It makes sense for me and my professional role at present, though, and sometimes you just have to say “what the hell.” Today will be day two. This is important because today also represents Morning Two, meaning my second straight […]
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Again It Begins
Square one has gotten to be a familiar spot. I finally came around to taking some time off work this past week, and faced with the truth of something I’ll call “free time” I decided to put up or shut-up. I thought about challenging myself with something daunting like in the old days–write a short […]
Read More ...Structuring My Day
I’m developing a new story, and it’s coming along. I should note that I’m working in a structured fashion again with mornings dedicated (for the most part) to creating new words. I had gone away from that for quite awhile, with results that are predictable for me. This is important to me because I’ve allowed […]
Read More ...Kicking and Screaming
Ok. So that was a pretty long break, eh? Not such a big deal, I guess. Somehow the world has continued to spin on its axis and things have continued to happen. Color me shocked. As you might be able to tell from the looks of the site, I’ve finally come into the modern world, […]
Read More ...No Net
I’m happy to report that “Futures”, a feature of Nature magazine, has agreed to publish my short story “Picasso’s Cats.” It’s a fun little piece that I wrote one night at the Writer’s of the Future workshop. Much fun. # The collaboration with John is coming along. It currently stands at about 6K words, and […]
Read More ...Half the Way There
I apologize to you few who are out there reading, but I just didn’t get time to improve on my weak-bottomed entry yesterday. Sorry. Not that today’s will be much better. [grin] I’m working heavily on the Bodin collaboration right now. John’s done a bunch of work getting it to a spot, and now I’m […]
Read More ...This Time, Flying
We’re back, daughter in tow. While we were in Chicago, we also managed to see the art museum, and make another stop at the planetarium–both are always good for bursts of awe and wonder, though for different reasons, of course. We also stopped off on the way back and had a nice visit with Lisa […]
Read More ...Finding It
Perhaps I should re-title my last entry. Just for completeness sake, that entry was titled “Unlucky Number 11.” It was about a story I’m re-writing. In the entry, I recounted its essence of bloat and otherwise basically ponderous nature. In it, I also mentioned that I liked the story, and that it was all there. […]
Read More ...Not-So-Lucky Number 11
I’ve come to the eleventh of the twelve stories I thought were worth salvaging. I read it for the first time last Friday. It is a little scary, actually; 8,000 words–lots and lots of exposition. My descriptions are thick and stultifying. Reading it is like trying to breathe in an August swamp. The fact that […]
Read More ...Market Day
Today was Market Day, meaning that I set aside serious time to look at markets, and did my best to match them with two stories I think are ready for release. I always look upon these days with a great sense of hope and expectation. Yes, I am an optimist. You may humor me now. […]
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