As a writer, it’s my responsibility to make sure the things I mention are factual – yes, even in fiction. And by that I mean, should I decide to write my characters into a known and real city – say, Seattle – then it’s my responsibility to make sure any landmarks I happen to mentionContinue reading “just the facts, ma’am”
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Coming Soon
To the Interwebbies near you . . . One of my most beloved, yet eternally Unpublished novels – Keeper – will soon be available in paperback. And, if sales are decent enough to warrant the bother, it has sequels 😀 This is a novel (series) I wrote years (and years) ago, then completely rewrote. What wasContinue reading “Coming Soon”
The times, they are a’changin’
There’s something new in the works. Something that should quiet the Voices inside me, satisfy the Writer that I am, and hopefully bring entertainment for those who come here, and folks they know. I don’t mean to sound cryptic, but suffice it to say if you’re a fan of good storytelling, interesting tales told byContinue reading “The times, they are a’changin’”
it’s dark in here
So, I’ve started the next novel, Anomaly, and I’m pleased with the progress early on. I have this novel all planned out, as usual, but I always leave room for changes in direction. Meanwhile, Ether is being shopped, and my mood is turning darkerer and darkerer today. I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions,Continue reading “it’s dark in here”
like nothing else
Writing a novel – reaching through an entire, full length piece of work right up to the end – is a feeling like none other you can imagine. Or not. I’ve just typed The End on the first draft of Ether, and the feelings are here now. There’s Elation, having just completed writing a full-length novelContinue reading “like nothing else”
it’s the end of the world as we know it
Well, not literally, it’s not. Just the final chapter in this overly long story from a million years ago 🙂 And I can think of nothing terribly clever to say about it. I’ve been so deeply into writing Ether lately I haven’t given much thought to anything else outside of eating, sleeping, avoiding naps, andContinue reading “it’s the end of the world as we know it”
to trunk or not to trunk
Actually it’s not a question. There comes a time in every unsold novel’s life when the fact that it’s not selling means it’s time for the trunk. Or drawer. Or Tupperware container shoved under the bed. Or special file folder on the hard drive. In other words, it’s Dead In The Water. The series I’veContinue reading “to trunk or not to trunk”
perspective
I remember, back in 1970-something, Star Wars hit the theater for the first time. I was – well – young, not even a teenager yet, but my dad took my sister and I out to see that movie during opening week. It hadn’t really caught on yet, but within a week the lines to seeContinue reading “perspective”
buddy, can you spare some change?
I love a new year, have I mentioned that? I think I probably did. I like how it feels like hitting the Reset button, how you get to start over from the beginning and you have all these things to look forward to again. I realize time is a human contraption – and I don’tContinue reading “buddy, can you spare some change?”
the penman shipwreck
For any of you living in a cave, or who have been ignoring much of what I say on my blog, here’s a little reminder. The First Evah Penman Shipwreck is about to launch ! In this contest, we’re stepping away from our computers and writing a novel by hand, the old fashioned way, likeContinue reading “the penman shipwreck”
The Velvet Zebra 