Pretending to Blog
I’m a writer and I have an addiction
It’s amazing how you can fall into patterns that aren’t recognizable when you’re writing disconnected chapters over the space of a year or so. It’s only when you see the whole thing from front to back (and new eyes look at it as well) that you discover an unfortunate...
Whoa, it’s real!
The first printing of the whole shebang is sitting on my desk. If it’s no good, at least it will be a great paperweight or doorstop.
2019 Book of the Year (so far)
So far, my vote for book of the year goes to Becoming Dr. Seuss by Brian Jay Jones. It's a fantastic look at not only Ted Geisel's life but his evolution as a writer and artist, his personal evolution (including a no-holds-barred look at the racist stereotyping in his...
Tappity Tappity Tappity
6,700 new words today plus revisions to yesterday’s work. I almost wish my iPad made that cool “ding swish” sound you can only get from a real typewriter’s carriage return. If I get into a groove tomorrow (final day), I might...might...hit my stretch goal of 30,000...
Writing Retreat 2019: By the Numbers
OK, here's how the retreat wrapped up... Days: 6 with the first one really spent figuring out how I was going to organize myself and write during this retreat (harder than it sounds), and 5 focused on serious writing and revision New words written: 25,000+ Words...
Writers Have Tough Lives
Have sought new environs and fresh inspiration for writing today. After a drive from Ashfield to Montague, I'm now happily encamped at the Lady Killigrew Cafe and amazing Montague Book Mill used book store (their motto: "Books you don't need in a place you can't...