Getting it Together

This morning I set my iTunes to Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick and set out to plot out the rest of this book I’ve been fiddling with. First, let me say that Tull’s TaaB is a great writing background for me. It’s full of rich, intertwining musical riffs without too much in the way […]

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It Works!

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

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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