Writing Wednesday: It’s the Little Things That Will Drive Me Crazy

GOALS UPDATE from last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market on schedule as best I can (still don’t have a new flash fiction market for “Schizo the Magnificent” and “All the News…”.) Still need to decide which story I’ll release on June 8th (yes, it’s getting close.) I was minimally social, but … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about What They Died For

Memorial Day – when we remember those who have died in our armed services, and especially what they died for. What is it that they were fighting for? Certainly not for one party or the other. Yes, a majority of service members will vote Republican, but that’s NOT why they are there (they won’t ask … Continue reading →

Free-form Friday: Freezing the Wheel

I’ve been on vacation this week. It’s been an odd feeling, not having to do anything in particular, not needing to be aware of the clock, and only paying enough attention to the date to know when I’m supposed to be back in the office. It’s easy to become aimless – which, I suppose, really … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Getting Inside ALL Their Heads

GOALS UPDATE from last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market on schedule as best I can (except for “Schizo the Magnificent”, due to the dearth of flash fiction markets.) Still need to decide which story I’ll release on June 8th. I wasn’t very social – think I only commented on one blog. … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about the Manners of Emily Litella

I have fond memories of Emily Litella, one of Gilda Radner’s characters from the original class of Saturday Night Live. The lady would get on the news report giving a concerned citizen’s report on some issue that she was concerned about. She would berate parents for protesting “violins on television” (instead of violence), or complain … Continue reading →

Fig-leaf Friday: Putting a Good Face Forward

People are peculiar critters. We all have things that are part of our nature, things we’re not proud of, so we don’t generally want these characteristics observed by others. We put a good face forward in public, when we think we’re being observed. When we think we’re not being watched – when we believe ourselves … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: What Madness in My Method?

GOALS UPDATE from last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market on schedule as best I can (doing ok, except for “Schizo the Magnificent”, which, like “All the News That’s Fit for You” is flash fiction – there aren’t as many markets for flash.) My next scheduled release is June 8th – still … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Hi-Ho, The Derry-O

It used to be that traditional fairytales were rather vicious (especially when told by those carefree Brothers Grimm) – through giants and wolves and other things eating people, and heads coming off people’s shoulders, or being poisoned or cursed by witches and the like, children were taught that the world could be a dark and … Continue reading →

Fantasy Friday: So What About Swordsmaster?

I’ve finished reading The Eye of the World (the first book in Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series.) Both it and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire are works of High Fantasy (although of different tones.) And so is my novel (in progress) – Swordsmaster. What is High Fantasy? It’s fantasy … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Reading Validation

GOALS UPDATE from last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market on schedule as best I can, although I am again having problems finding worthwhile markets that are open for submissions.) The Last Three ‘Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND’ went live on schedule last week. My next scheduled release is … Continue reading →