Category Archives: Writing

I’ve begun my novel. I don’t know if I’m really ready or not, but it’s time. I found myself losing all desire to keep working on my preparation, and only slightly higher desire to actually write. You’re only a writer … Continue reading →

I did not eat the plums that were in the icebox and which you may still have for breakfast Forgive me the chocolate cake looked delicious but now looks gone (with apologies to William Carlos Williams) My daughter is doing a … Continue reading →

So how’s my novel coming? I’m glad you asked. Even if you didn’t. But it’s my blog, so I can rhetorically put words in your mouths. Nyeah! It’s coming. I’m still in the planning stage, but I’ve reached the outlining … Continue reading →

The other night I was working on the groundwork for my next novel. It involves two musicians in a competitive situation, and it occurred to me that I didn’t want the two of them to be competing on the same … Continue reading →

The conventional wisdom is that eBooks are going to take over and destroy traditional publishing and physical books. Perhaps, but here is something to consider: A Memory of Light: Hardcover – $19.99   eBook – $14.99 The Casual Vacancy: HC – … Continue reading →

Since having attended the local writers symposium last month I’ve become increasingly aware of the world of self-publishing, or at least more aware of the extent of it. It’s a wonderful thing that so much can be available to so … Continue reading →

My daughter has been about ready to combust lately over the story she’s about to write. She came away from the recent writers symposium full of ideas and eager to write, but with also with a firm determination to plan … Continue reading →

I’m world-building for my next novel, and it’s no simple task. With any luck this will turn into a series, so I’m creating a lot of back story. Or at least I’m supposed to be. I have to admit that … Continue reading →

After waiting in vain for a copy of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn to come available at my local library I finally just put it on my Christmas wish list. At least that way if I didn’t like it, it would have … Continue reading →