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
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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
Necessary Excess
Stephen King recommended that after writing the first draft of your story, you should then cut out at least 10% during the initial editing process. This is to deal with the word bloat issues that most writers have. Usually, folks have a tendency to write way more than is necessary; too much dialog, too much description, just too many words. Luckily … Continue reading Necessary Excess
Pick It Apart
I have a bit of difficulty watching a movie or reading a book. If it's horror or thriller or anything to do with monsters, I constantly take myself out of the experience by critiquing it the entire time. I can't help but ask myself how I would have written it or how I would have … Continue reading Pick It Apart
A Noir: In Three Parts
Part 1: Introduction Our hero stands not so tall above the grime and grit of the City. He wallows in the gutterstench and he has a grease slick smile that spreads like spilled oil. His words burn spark and inflame the coming conflict. More than anything, it's his ability to rub everyone the wrong way … Continue reading A Noir: In Three Parts
The Crutch of the Matter
Since I've started working on my series of short stories, writing has become much easier for me. Not necessarily blog entries, since that's a whole other process, but I've now written four or five stories (I lost count), all of which take place in that same world. While I'm digging the ease of writing, but I'm getting … Continue reading The Crutch of the Matter
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
Little Green Book
For the first time in a long while, I'm keeping a little notebook to keep stray ideas. In fact, this blog entry started out in the little green book. I've never been one to keep a journal. It's too much stress. I've gotta write in it every day, or it doesn't count. I've gotta scribble … Continue reading Little Green Book
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