Writing Update

Hello, I'm nearing the end of my experiment to write in this blog every day and I'm looking forward to that last day. There's only so much I can say, day in and day out and I'm sure there are days when y'all could tell I was checked out, especially on those 11:00pm postings. But … Continue reading Writing Update →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Gauntlet

Way back in the beginning, you may recall that I said that 31 Days of Spoooktacular was part of how I planned to force writing to become a habit for me. Writing has always been something I do sporadically, intermittently and with no true pattern. Even over the course of this year, where I've given myself … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Gauntlet →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Reflection

I'm still reeling a bit from the convention yesterday. I'm not a person that really likes big crowds of people and I don't like big crowds of exuberant people. So yesterday was a bit overwhelming. But, as I mentioned briefly in my last blog entry yesterday, there is something invigorating about being surrounded by a bunch of … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Reflection →

Entry X

So! For the second time this year, I've forced myself to write ten entries in a single day. I'd feel bad about making this last entry a cop-out, wrap-up entry, but I don't. So there. In the future, I'd like to avoid this little bit of tom foolery. Shouldn't be too hard. All I have … Continue reading Entry X →

Hallowed Days

In ye days of old, I did something terrific and scary and awesome to celebrate Halloween all month: I would write a short story every single day and post it on my old blog. I called it Thirty-One Days of Horror and the last time I did it, I raised the roof and brought down … Continue reading Hallowed Days →

Paring It Down

For most people, editing is about excising. You trim out all of those unnecessary words and details and phrases and commas. You said too much. You described too much. You gave him too much to say. Stephen King even comes up with a basic formula for editing your story that goes as follows: First Draft … Continue reading Paring It Down →