Writing the somewhat sequel to The Apartment on Parker Street and have a good idea to recycle an old short story, make a few tweaks to dates and add a whole lot to bring it up to novel length, and turn it into the third installment. So far so good. Strong characters are developing, Im [...]
My next step. Is it: To research more of the time period in which my new novel is set? Or To just write a skeleton of said new novel and do most of the research/filling in facts and points of reference during revision? Im torn because neither step is going well at this point. Blehh. [...]
Going to the gym is worth it when it makes you walk Manhattan blocks even faster than you normally do en route to the conference. If I had any doubts about my burning desire to be a published novelist, being surrounded by writers, agents, and editors dispelled them. Something as simple as changing fonts can [...]
There is no better early birthday gift than quadrupling your shelf space. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: bookshelves
Putting The Apartment on Parker Street out of my mind for a while and have officially started plotting a new novel. Where could this go? Anywhere. Filed under: Writing Tagged: Novel writing, plot
Laptop Lit Mag has officially published its third issue!! That means twelve amazing new stories and poems that are so excited for you to read them. Yeah, thats right. Stories and poems can be excited. I know Im excited. Check it out Filed under: Uncategorized
Today is 12/12/12. I just wanted to record something on this date. We will not have another same day/month/year combination until the next century. Theres a good chance I wont be alive then, so I want something on record. That is all. Filed under: Random Thoughts Tagged: 12/12/12
You reread a chapter you wrote ages ago where a character dies and your immediate response is to say the prayer for the dead. Oh boy. I mean I know these are not actually people and are only figments of my imagination, but thats how alive they are to me. Im worried about their souls. [...]
Thank you very much for hijacking my personal email account and sending a spam virus to everyone I have in my contacts, and even those who are not in my contacts but fall under the category of everyone Ive ever sent an email to ever. I really appreciate your actions, especially because several of the [...]
And can now go back to a life without being bombarded with hateful tv, Internet, and radio ads. Thanks for keeping it classy, candidates. Filed under: Random Thoughts Tagged: election, Obama, Romney, Voting
