Writing Wednesday: Goals and Deadlines

Weekly Goals Update: Last week, I unimpressively made both three blog posts and three comments on the blogs of others. “Schizo the Magnificent” has been sent to another market. Since I won’t be individually publishing this one (I don’t ePub individual flash fiction anymore), it will continue to be available to send to market until … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Life Happening to Me

Here I am, struggling to get done with the last revision of Swordsmaster, and I keep trying to fall asleep. Is it just that I’m getting old? I’ve always found revisions boring, and proof-reading (which is essentially what this revision is about) to be mind-numbing (fear is not the mind-killer – it’s proof-reading.) Of course, … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Ultimate Awareness” (and a coupon!)

I was wondering how Super Villains acquired their henchmen, and imagined the interview process with someone who didn’t seem to quite fit the villain mold. “Ultimate Awareness” coupled that idea with the “Why?” of a particular villain. Here’s the blurb: Omnius has relied on his Ultimate Awareness to dominate the city as well as any … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: PIRACY on the High E’s

Goals update: Last week I made both three blog posts and three comments on the blogs of others. “Schizo the Magnificent” has returned from market, so I have a couple of days to send it out again. My next release date (not counting Swordsmaster) will be October 25th, and probably a collection, since I don’t … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Losing It

“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” – Joni Mitchell (Yes, I know this isn’t what Joni was talking about – I am misappropriating her words for my own sad purposes. You shouldn’t pick on your elders…) My sense of smell became almost non-existent maybe fifteen … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Endangered” (and a coupon!)

I had a vision of a traditional UFO saucer crashed into a cavern. Who else would be there besides park rangers? Bats of course, and a statement on some of the foolishness that goes into placing more importance on nature than human beings. There’s more than a couple of “Endangered” species in there. Here’s the … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: A Writer Must Finish What He Writes

Goals update: Last week I made both three blog posts and three comments on the blogs of others. I currently have no stories waiting to be sent out to market (“Schizo the Magnificent” is still under consideration.) My next release date will be October 25th, and probably a collection, since I don’t have any individual … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Skimming and Skimping

I can appreciate the detail of other writers, but my eyes tend to fly past the colorful words to follow the plots and the characters. This is especially true with something I’m reading for the umpteenth time – like The Lord of the Rings, or Harry Potter. But even on a first read, I find … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Behind the 8-Ball” (and a coupon!)

“Behind the 8-Ball” came from an image in my mind of a body being carried by group of suited astronauts on a moonscape, within sight of a green/blue planet. Then I worked backwards – I had to figure out why he was there, and decided he was an “explorer” sent through a wormhole to find … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Don’t Overdo It

Goals update: Last week I made my three blog posts. I failed to make my piddling three comments (only made two); I might do better if I didn’t restrict myself to relevant, possibly useful comments, but I guess I was born too early for that 😉… The only non-published story I have available is visiting … Continue reading →