Writing Wednesday: Shut Out Your INFERNAL Editor and Enjoy Some Surprises

Goals update from last week:  Three blog posts, 10-day turnaround to markets still on track, and ePublications on schedule (the last of this year – “Sleep with the Snowmen” – will release a little early to allow time until Christmas.) Last week I wrote 3229 words of fiction. This was mostly Swordsmaster revision and character … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Really Knowing

Samuel Clements (Mark Twain) once told an interviewer that he had once had a twin brother, but the two were in the bath tub together when one of them drowned. His parents couldn’t tell them apart, so they decided that Sam must have been the one who survived, but to that day Samuel was never … Continue reading →

Fat Friday: Why I’m NOT at the Stores

Yesterday was Thanksgiving – a holiday where we’re supposed to gather with friends and family and reflect on how lucky we are and how grateful we are for what we do have; our varying degrees of FAT & HAPPY. And then we run out to the stores, desperate to get EVEN MORE. My (definitely) better … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Why Set Goals?

First, my weekly update. My goals march on… Three blog posts, 10-day turnaround to markets on track, and ePublication on schedule. Last week I wrote 4513(!) words of fiction, which actually pulled my weekly average for this year to the best I’ve had since I started tracking it. Most of it was because “Date Night” … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about the Seriousness of the Charge

I have no idea whether Judge Roy Moore is guilty of what his accusers say, or as innocent as he claims to be. The fact is, VERY FEW PEOPLE really know the truth. Is there anyone reading this who’s NEVER been accused of something they didn’t do? Would you want your fate to be predicated … Continue reading →

Fishing Friday: Looking for Things to Improve

Always reexamine everything… I’m a cheapskate. As much as I’m enjoying listening to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series through Audible, I am waiting until the 26th of each month for my next credit to be awarded rather than paying extra to binge-listen. It’s a lucky thing for me – … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Voices and Characters

Goals continue as the end of the year approaches. Still waiting to complete my twelfth and last story for this year. Ten-day rejection turnaround going mostly well – “All the News That’s Fit for You” is problematic because it’s flash, has gone to so many markets, and many more are closed for submissions. Indie-publishing on … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about the Year-End Wrap-Up

Bill, what do you mean, year-end? There’s still almost forty-nine days left – why should I be thinking about the end of year? I’ll blame part of it on the place where I work. Last Friday was the day I had to turn in my evaluation of how my year went (including a projection of … Continue reading →

Fudging Friday: Fixing My Rudder

Today, I’m cheating on my third blog posting – I’m finally getting back rolling on Swordsmaster – I’m doing character interviews and rewriting the sections where those characters appear in the story, and even expanding the presence of some of the incidental characters. Rather than just mentioning them in a scene, I’m going to let … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Rethinking and Remembering Why

Goals, goals, goals… No new stories finished last week; still waiting for “Date Night” to solidify in my mind. Ten-day turn-around on submissions is good. Indie publishing something every four weeks is on track; “Imperial Purrogative” is on preorder for the November 17th release, and I might actually have “Sleep with the Snowmen” prepped and … Continue reading →