Well, if ever there was an arrogant opening to a blog post this would have to be it, I mean,… Read more Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, and I
Category: rambling
Draft One – Whose Got The Matches?
Ok, well, yes, a very interesting (if totally unproductive) month April was, added a total of around 1,000 words to… Read more Draft One – Whose Got The Matches?
No news is, well, no news
Last month’s been (as the economist in me might say) a total deadweight loss. Not a single word written, not… Read more No news is, well, no news
Making the author pay – and not your readers
So, here I stand (or, more usually, sit) with the second volume of Descent just about ready to go, and… Read more Making the author pay – and not your readers
When less is not enough
I’ve a great admiration for Japanese authors. Not because I have any Japanese heritage or feelings of deep admiration for… Read more When less is not enough
BBQ troubles (and why representative novels are impossible)
I went to a barbeque the other day and, as these things are wont to do, eventually someone asked me… Read more BBQ troubles (and why representative novels are impossible)
Are there anything other than six plot-lines?
Apparently every story that has, or will be, ever written has one of only six plot lines around which varying… Read more Are there anything other than six plot-lines?
Progress, like a duck swimming
There’s an old (yes, very old) observation that states results are like a duck tootling about on a pond; it… Read more Progress, like a duck swimming
Writers groups, or how to sink your craft into the crowd
Don Quixote wasn’t the only person to tilt at the odd windmill or two, my personal shibboleth being writers’ groups.… Read more Writers groups, or how to sink your craft into the crowd
… and you thought I was dead
I was tempted to channel Jack Nicholson and say “I’m Baaack” but I’ve got horror author buddies who’ll use that… Read more … and you thought I was dead