The good thing about having beta-readers is they will point out your mistakes, something I strongly encourage. I sent out the first two chapters last night, and about midnight, I got an email from one of them asking me, 'when did this guy make an entrance into your story?' I went back to look, and... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
A Quick Survey on A Story
Just a quick 'survey.' I have been working on three stories that were quite emotional, and I'm picking up a murder storyline that I came up with after a murder in my small hometown. The story will have the obligatory violence, and it will also have its share of 'bad words.' Regular readers of my... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 21, 2022
I wrote my first dystopian novel in the fall of 2012 / winter of 2013. It was much more difficult than I had thought it might be, but I got it done and out there. Amazon didn't like it, so it was pulled off the site at least three times. Each time, I protested and got it back online. But each time,... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
No matter how I slice it, I have at least four more installments of 'Totally Unnecessary Death' left to post. Because of how the story was written, I have had to make some posts of 2000 to 3800 words. Of the remaining four, three of them will also be lengthy entries. I know that this is off-putting... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Opportunity does not knock; it presents itself when you beat down the door. - Kyler Chandler Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 16, 2022
We are calling it an early night tonight. With tomorrow being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an American holiday, we will be on 'slo-patrol' for another day. With the cold weather due to continue, we decided to take it easy. I don't know exactly what the wife has in mind, but I have been thinking about... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 15, 2022
My Pipe Dream
I've always had 'an office' at home; most were nestled into the corner of a living area, which meant distractions. The office in Newberry was separate, but it was also cold, even in the summer. Since the surgery I had in 2016, I can't tolerate the cold. As our planning session went on yesterday, I... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 14, 2022
I enjoy writing murder stories, and I am always looking for articles that might help me add depth to the slash/stab/slice type story. As I was cruising through an article this morning, I found this link to something I studied in college about ' the laws of unintended consequences.' I remembered most... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
About 'That'
As I am editing 'The Brick,' I am finding an error that is rampant in my writing. I habitually use the word 'that.' Like this: I did CPR on a guy while I was in Lowe's in Live Oak a few days ago. I'm told that he lived. The sentence reads the same if I leave the word out: I did CPR on a guy while I... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
FREE BOOKS! and MORE! LOL I used to do a lot of WooooooHoooooooo, Rah rah rah rah! and so on for a 'book club' that turned out to be a money-making gig for the woman who started the club and only her. I ended up looking like a dork for that over on Twitter. It was a mistake. I didn't do much more... Sign in to see full entry.