It is now the 16th of October and the halfway point, or a little over the halfway point. 31 doesn't really split equally very well. I'm torn with how this is turning out. It's really hard to write non-stop about one subject for 31 days and keep it interesting for both myself and the people … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Halfway Point
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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
31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (Prelude)
So here's the plan; I'm going to try and post small entries throughout the day from Rock and Shock. Hopefully there'll be pictures and commentary and at least one story of me running from a crowd while Yacketty Sax plays. I'm terrible at live blogging, but we'll see how this goes. At the very least, … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (Prelude)
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
Pain in the Word
There comes short and brutal little periods where I am incapable of writing anything. Words don't come, they stay locked away or they just never existed. This is a problematical thing when I've decided that I have to write every single day, whether I want to or not. So I have drag each word out … Continue reading Pain in the Word
Write Frame of Mind
Apologies for the title for the entry Since I've started my month long writing project I've begun to look at everything as a potential blog topic. "Oh hey, tornadoes, that's interesting." "Man, these buses are always late. Into the blog." "Oh wow, I've never seen a paint chip like that one. BLOGGED." Ya'll are lucky that I've been blogging for … Continue reading Write Frame of Mind
30 Days of Blog Entries
It's June 1st, which means that it's time for one blog entry a day for the entire month. I can't guarantee that these will be good blog entries. The quality will probably be uniformly awful, but since I've warned you ahead of time, I can't be held accountable. Hopefully this will make up for the … Continue reading 30 Days of Blog Entries
Welcome
I've noticed recently that there are quite a few people coming here from places where my stories are posted, namely Ichor Falls and Tales of the Zombie War. As I've mentioned in an earlier post, I always feel a bit odd because I'm worried that folks come over to my blog expecting more horror and … Continue reading Welcome
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