Now, here’s a fascinating chart. Really, even though it takes a moment absorb, it speaks a novel’s worth about where we are right now. The data comes from the Federal Reserve, and shows how much of the country’s wealth has been owned by each generation over time. I found it because it’s a moderately popular […]
I admit I don’t really know much about John F. Kennedy, except, of course, that he was young and controversial, and that he was shot and killed on this day in November of 1963. I know that he’s generally thought of as a guy who, like his brother Robert, would have made a huge difference […]
Oddly, my brother has a shirt just like mine… # # # I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: So much of this writing gig is about keeping yourself in the right emotional space to be able to just do the work. There’s a lot going on in that phrase, really, which is […]
So, here’s the thing. I’ve just seen Lisa Silverthorne’s news about completing the Novel Dare challenge, and I’m so stoked I can’t barely believe it. It makes me happy in ways that are like watching the moon rise over the mountains here in Oro Valley, or like watching the stars glitter in the big expanse […]
This was the first day in a long time where I could start in the morning and work pretty clear through the early afternoon. The story is coming along, and I’m at about 51K. With six days left I’m thinking I’ll probably finish the full story—though we’ll see if I have to do a little […]
In one of a hundred different fun synchronicities associated with this Dare month, I’m pleased to note my “out-there” baseball thriller/mystery/alt-history/and whatever book Chasing the Setting Sun has been included in the most recent Story Bundle package “Saving the World,” a collection of great speculative fiction compiled by Dean Wesley Smith. Read Dean’s Into Here […]
Dad’s cat’s reaction to the Dare isn’t all that It’s been a bit of a weird day in that I wrote in what are essentially three “sprints” that add up to about 3,500 words on the day. I use the quotes in “sprints” because the first span of time was really spent in front of […]
I “lost” the morning’s time–quotes there to mean that I didn’t lose the time so much as chose to spend it helping to take my father’s car into the shop for both repair and check up. The afternoon was a little better, but I admit that (1) I was tired, and (2) I got distracted […]
Hey, I’m totally stoked to see that Superstitious, the latest Fiction River anthology is out. As fate would have it, this one has stories by both me and Lisa Silverthorne (my Dare-mate) in it, too–as well as several other great writers. In an additional twist of fate, my story, “The Robin Club,” is also a […]
While my writing buddy Lisa Silverthorne is playing completely by the rules by posting her Dare progress every day—I’ve been a horrible slacker, just plunking words down and not doing the needful here. Yes, I suck. On the plus side, I am moving forward. The story is at just under 25,000 words now. Today was […]