April 3, 2016 I Do and I Do and I Do for You People The Author Hard at Work. For You. Seriously, readers, the efforts I go to for you. Behold the work environment I’m forced to put up with, typing away on Boss. Imagine the powers of concentration I must summon to stay awake… Continue reading I Do and I Do and Do for You People. Resurrected Post.
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Keep the Story Moving. How Hard Could it be? Resurrected Post.
March 6, 2016 Keep the Story Moving. How Hard Could it Be? Elmore Leonard’s “10 Rules for Good Writing” offers the sage tip “Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.” Wisdom indeed. The problem is that readers are people, and people remain stubbornly unwilling to agree on anything. Including which parts… Continue reading Keep the Story Moving. How Hard Could it be? Resurrected Post.
Hello Blank Page, My Old Friend. Resurrected Post.
October 4, 2015 Hello Blank Page, My Old Friend Beginning a new project is both exhilarating and daunting. The notebook or the blank document sits before you, an expanse of empty white space waiting for you to fill it with words. There is a great degree of freedom promised by the empty page. You can… Continue reading Hello Blank Page, My Old Friend. Resurrected Post.
The Shotgun Approach. Resurrected Post.
September 27, 2015 The Shotgun Approach I prefer to outline before I begin writing. I want a blueprint for the general structure in place, a scaffolding built to give me purchase from which to work. But once that’s done, I have to fill those empty space I reach from the scaffolding. Sometimes I have a… Continue reading The Shotgun Approach. Resurrected Post.
Increments. Resurrected Post.
December 7, 2014 Increments My wife endured a car accident yesterday. She’s fine, for the most part. I took her to a clinic for evaluation: She probably suffered some minor whiplash, and I’m watching her for signs of concussion. Puts me on nurse duty and full time baby care for the weekend. Dole out the… Continue reading Increments. Resurrected Post.