I’ve been out of sorts for a while now, and I finally figured it out this afternoon. Back in early July, I finally finished the first draft of my debut novel. Based on guidance from the writer’s groups I joined, the next step is to leave it be for a while (weeks? months?) to flush … Continue reading “I’m Back, Baby”
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June Reading List
I thought this whole idea of reviewing my reading list might be fun, but there’s a big difference between thinking and doing. Apart from anecdotes about particular books, I’m not sure there’s any point in telling you every month that I read so-and-so book and it was “ok.” So I think this will end up … Continue reading “June Reading List”
May Reading List
I started this month with Bird Box. I’d seen the Sandra Bullock movie (it was ok) and since I didn’t have a pressing reading need I figured what the hell. Like the movie, it was OK. As I’ve mentioned, I’ve found that I can’t read fantasy while I’m writing fantasy so I cast around for … Continue reading “May Reading List”
Welcome to DreamWorld
I mentioned a while back that I had started writing a novel, so I thought I’d share the genesis of the idea. Part 1: The Why We’ve all heard of Bucket Lists, but in case you haven’t it’s supposed to be a list of things you wanted to do before you kicked the bucket. Some … Continue reading “Welcome to DreamWorld”
Tunnel of Love
I get many of my writing ideas in bed, either from a dream or during that half-sleep/half-wake thing you experience in the morning. This particular burst of inspiration was a dream that woke me up at 2:30am two weeks ago. I lay there in bed thinking, “What a stupid dream.” And an hour later, I … Continue reading “Tunnel of Love”