It topped out at 135,000 words. But on Saturday morning I wrote the final words of my latest WIP, the novel Summer, and put it to rest. It’s cooling its heels in a folder on my drive now, and I will do my best not to revisit it until the holidays are over and 2017…
Yesterday was Halloween. At our house, we are on the wrong side of a very busy road where the speed limit increases to 55 mph, so we don’t get trick or treaters. That means we really don’t bother with the holiday since the funnest part of it isn’t something we get to enjoy. I do…
Just in time for one of our favorite holidays, I bring you my thoughts on horror. I know, you’re sitting on the edge of your seats already and breathing through your mouths in shallow little gasps to keep from fainting with excitement. I feel the same way! I was – and to some degree still…
Sitting here tonight with my babe listening to Pandora radio. Right now it’s an old R.E.M. tune, South Central Rain. The poor woman has to read some Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx for her upcoming next class, so I put on some classy 80’s alternative music to keep her happy. Ok… it was totally for…
I set a goal just before New Years eve in 2015. I planned to write 350,000 words of new fiction. Not all of those words – probably most of those words – will ever get published, but it was a chance to build a daily writing habit into my life, stretch myself on a variety…
After many submissions and equally as many rejections, I’ve decided to publish this story here. Enjoy! “His stories died when he did, and are burned to ash. No story can survive the owner’s ending,” his mother said. Monkton watched the stars above as smoke from the dead fire drifted around the clearing in the…
I have been remiss in getting up the vacation posts, but I’ve started writing one and will get around to it, I promise. Mostly I’ve been writing and writing and… well writing. And that doesn’t count the time I’ve wasted on Twitter, which I’ve suddenly found infinitely more useful. For those of you who want…
Today is Sunday, August 14th. The weather is steamy, summer is still gripping us by the balls, and it’s the last day of my two week vacation. I’ve never taken two weeks off in a row before and it was a novel and enjoyable experience. We hit the road on Friday afternoon, July 30th and…
Prepping for almost two weeks of vacation driving around the United States, visiting kitsch sites (largest ball of twine, to explain what that means). In the middle of the trip we’ll spend four days and three nights hiking in Colorado and camping under the stars. Should be a blast, and I’m looking forward to the…
2016 has been an absolute dumpster fire for the world, and in particular for the American political process. Sure, I knew going into 2015 that we’d have to put up with the usual election rigamarole kicking into gear a year and a half before we even voted (what I wouldn’t give for a system that…