“Sasqwhat?” actually began from a look in the mirror and the observation that even though my hair is silver, the roots (as well as the hair at the back of my neck) is very dark; it was almost as if someone had been secretly coloring my hair silver while I slept to make me think … Continue reading
“Riding the Devil” is a science fiction / fantasy story with a western steampunk flavor. The story’s seed was a dream my significant one shared with me, saying “you should write a story from this.” Of course, what I wrote bore no resemblance to her dream as far as she’s concerned (no matter how much … Continue reading
“A Dish Best Served” started simply with a desire to use a multi-course meal as the vehicle for a story. I started writing with the critic vs. chef theme, and the rest of the story came out of the pen on its own (or with the help of my favorite Poe story, “A Cask of … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All three blog posts went out as scheduled. I had another 4 stories return from market, and they were sent back out to the next prospective publication. Ups and Downs: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #3 completed its release weekend. My next scheduled release is July 8th, and will probably be my third … Continue reading
Where would we be if we weren’t willing to try new things? Think about something as “simple” as bread? What genius even thought to put those ingredients together, let alone EAT them? “Hey, Smerg – I’m going to take this funny grass and pound it with this rock.” “Still tastes like grass. Let’s try scraping … Continue reading
Time travel is one of my favorite themes. There are many ways to approach how REAL time travel would work. My own thinking has evolved over time, but since most scientists agree that time-travel is impossible (we’ll see how long that consensus holds), who’s to say which theory is more valid than any other. In … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals Blog posts out on schedule. A submission returned from market and was sent out again. A contest I entered was canceled due to lack of interest (and the accompanying fees.) There are now nine days until my next scheduled release day (May 13th) and I still haven’t decided what it will be. … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All blog entries posted as usual. No stories returned from market, so no need to recycle. I have about a month to go before my next scheduled release day (May 13th), so I need to decide what that release will be. I hadn’t intended to write any short fiction until I completed … Continue reading
I’m a PANTSER, but I can still learn from PLOTTERS (there is a PANTSER/PLOTTER SPECTRUM, like with autism), and most of us slide between the two, depending on where we are in our personal method on a given project. So I attend summits when they seem interesting. Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals: All my blog posts went out according to schedule. I had one submission return, and immediately sent it back out to market. I wrote on six days last week. I made my daily quota on only one of those days, and came up short again with only 1,192 words toward my weekly … Continue reading
William Mangieri's Writing Page 