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I know, I’m sorry

To write a blog one must be consistent, and I haven’t been. I have no excuse, and I’ll do my best not to let it happen again. In fact, I’m dedicating ever Tuesday andFriday to posting, whether I have something to say or not. The reason I haven’t been is because I got wrapped upContinue reading “I know, I’m sorry”

Here’s something new…

…although a bit sad. It just came from me. I was sitting here wondering what to write next and my fingers started moving. One thing led to another and I wrote a 1000+ word short story. Amazing. But here’s the thing: Where did it come from? I’m trying not to think that it’s personal, butContinue reading “Here’s something new…”

And now it begins.

The dreaded search to publish my book. I, a brand-spanking new author, look to become read, maybe make some money. I don’t want to become rich, I want to make a steady living from this. If I can do that I’ll be happy. Then I can move on from where I am to something better.Continue reading “And now it begins.”

Here’s a good story

This happened while I was in NYC. I’m just minding my business at work when a co-worker comes up to me and says he read in the paper how the shuttle Enterprise was coming to the Intrepid Museum on the west side of Manhattan. While it was coming it would do a fly-by over theContinue reading “Here’s a good story”

I finished my book.

Last week in fact. I was so happy. I added some dialog, fixed my flow, changed a few run-on’s, deleted parts, added parts, and now I’m done. I’ve never been more thrilled at anything before. So proud of myself. Then I re-read it. And re-read it again. And again and again. Four times, I re-readContinue reading “I finished my book.”

So is it time for me to define my writing style?

I find that I like to write straight-forwardly (is that a word?), in that I write the way I would speak, or think. I don’t know if that’s a valid style or not, but I like it. I also find I like to write conversations in a screenplay-ish manner, i guess. for example: -We’re goingContinue reading “So is it time for me to define my writing style?”

Uh oh!

My characters are coming to life. Not what I expected. I’m trying to get through this novel re-write when all of a sudden my characters got into an argument. I didn’t plan on it, but now that my characters have more depth, things got out of hand. They’re coming to life in a way IContinue reading “Uh oh!”

Clear my head, ooohhhmmm…

Now that I’m back from editing cheerleader pics I gotta clear my head and finish my story. Turns out I’m writing a novel. I say this because recently I found a clip on word counts. My story started as a novella because it was under 50,000 words. Now, after I finished my creative writing courseContinue reading “Clear my head, ooohhhmmm…”

Another quickie

Now I add them to the top of the page, duh! Took me so long to figure that out. Anyway, today’s post will be brief. I finished those cheerleader photos, and if you’re nice I’ll show you one. What the hell, you know me, I love showing off pictures. But just one, legally they’re notContinue reading “Another quickie”

…and I’m still not done.

I don’t know how many of you are photographers, but if you are, and mean commercial photographers, then you know how I feel. When I took those cheerleader photos, I don’t just take one photo and switch to another pose. I take several. This is important, especially when I’m doing groups. In every group there’sContinue reading “…and I’m still not done.”