Neil Young and Joni Mitchell are upset that Joe Rogan is allowed to speak his mind, allows others to also speak their minds, and that viewpoints that these two performers don’t agree with can be heard by others. They think they have the power of their popularity and are removing their music from Spotify to … Continue reading
For the next few Fractured Fragment Fridays, we’ll visit the eleven stories in my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. First up is “Purr Mission”, and an explanation of how Herc Tom came to be. So – cats. Why did I decide to write a story about cats? I didn’t, really. “Purr Mission” started with … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals My Writing Wednesday and Fractured Fragment Friday posts went out on schedule, but Meandering Monday did not happen. Even though I “excused” that in this week’s Meandering Monday, it still counts as a fail. I had five more pieces returned from market submissions, all of which were back out in circulation in … Continue reading
I’m a great one for making lists – I’ve been this way for quite some time. I make lists of goals and projects, things that I plan to do. I probably spend too much time just making the lists. When I first started using a planner, I would make a list each night of the … Continue reading
Today is the release day for “Lasting Impression.” The story came into my mind with the image of a strange creature fading into the woods. I thought it might be a good origin story for Sheriff Audrey Harper in “Sasqwhat?” and then the story rolled out from there (and in typical PANTSER fashion, the creature … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were posted on schedule. I sent another piece back to market within a day of its return. I wrote on seven days, and made my daily quota on five of them. I made my weekly 3,500 word quota with 3,560 words of fiction. The draft of Swordsmaster #3 has … Continue reading
“Lasting Impression” came into my mind with the image of a strange creature fading into the woods. I thought it might be a good origin story for Sheriff Audrey Harper in “Sasqwhat?” and then the story rolled out from there (and in typical PANTSER fashion, the creature wasn’t what I first thought it was, either.). … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals The first official week of 2022 started well. Blog entries were posted on schedule. I returned three pieces back to market within a couple of days. I wrote on six days, and made my daily quota on five of them. I made my weekly quota just barely with 3,560 words of fiction. … Continue reading
Narratives are so frustratingly unhelpful. Covid has been a terrible ordeal, released on the world by scientific incompetence (or worse), and has resulted in millions of unnecessary and unfortunate deaths. But I believe we are coming out of that long dark tunnel into a brighter tomorrow where a combination of natural & herd immunity, vaccines … Continue reading
“The Voices” was just a natural outgrowth of the voices that seem to come into my head (or out of it) all the time. They are not all as helpful as Billy Thompson’s, but they all have something to say. Here’s the Blurb Billy Thompson knows the voices are real, even if they are just … Continue reading
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