Is research travel worth it?
My first novel is set in familiar places, which meant location research was a matter of sifting through memories or looking at pictures to remind… Read More »Is research travel worth it?
March 2018
Trial balloon
The plot for the second novel is taking shape. Unlike novel #1, which I started writing with only a shell of an idea and developed… Read More »Trial balloon
Laid up and wondering
On the day we headed to Denver last weekend for my daughter’s volleyball tournament, the minor cold I’d been fighting for 4 weeks morphed into… Read More »Laid up and wondering
Writing workshops, groups, etc.
For the sake of this discussion, let’s imagine that there are two types of writer-people in the United States. There are authors, which we will… Read More »Writing workshops, groups, etc.
A Nom de Plume: by any other name
As indicated in my About page, my job carries with it a small amount of visibility. Really small, but enough that I’d prefer to write… Read More »A Nom de Plume: by any other name
Putting it in writing, hard copy that is
On my desk is a 310 page manuscript, spiral bound with a clear front cover and navy back, printed two-sided with wide spacing (but not… Read More »Putting it in writing, hard copy that is
The hurdles were the scenes themselves
In my last post, I lamented that boredom with the first draft editing task led me to break the job into smaller chunks. I concluded… Read More »The hurdles were the scenes themselves
Pace myself
Yesterday I had a few extra hours to myself. The wife and kiddo had volleyball-related team bonding duties that I was free to skip. My… Read More »Pace myself
And so it begins: edit numero uno
According to all the advice online (yes, all of it), I’m doing this wrong. Author after author says to focus on getting the story out,… Read More »And so it begins: edit numero uno