Hey Folks, My son is down from Flagstaff, so I thought this would be a nonwriting day, but it doesn’t feel like a nonwriting day. So I guess we’ll see. Topic: Falling Off Heinlein’s Rules Wow. I’m so close to falling off Heinlein’s Rules it isn’t even funny. And not the ones you would think of first (Rules 1, 2, or 3). I’m all set to fall off of Rule 4. Frankly, it would be a … Read more
Hey Folks, I’m adding this note late: I’ve decided to serialize my novella, Jobs Like That, over on the Writing in Public website at http://hstanbrough.com. If you’d like to receive an email each time a new installment is posted, drop by there and sign up for a free subscription. This thing is heavy on detail and grounding the reader in the scene. For genres, it’s heavy on action-adventure with a considerable chunk of romance tossed in. … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, there y’go. Half the month is almost gone already. Kind of two topics in the post today. Read down through the “Today and Writing” section for some craziness. Topic: More Thoughts on Challenges I was telling someone a day or two back that any 30-day time period is still 30 days even if it doesn’t start on the first of a calendar month. Duh. I’ve pretty much decided when I finish with the … Read more
Hey Folks, I keep feeling like I need to take a day to create covers and promo docs for the last nine short stories I wrote. Then I need to distribute them and ship them off to BundleRabbit. I’m ever aware that each day I wait is a day that story isn’t able to accumulate sales. Usually I do all that stuff as I go, often the same day I write the story. But in the … Read more
Hey Folks, Topic: Foiled, Sort Of, By Technology Well, I called off the challenge I extended earlier re writing in public. Thus far I haven’t found a WordPress plug-in that will email multiple postings per day from a blog to subscribers. Much less from multiple feeds. As my friend Robert pointed out awhile back, writing in public is still writing in public even if nobody’s being notified or watching. And I very much enjoyed my abbreviated … Read more
Hey Folks, Kind of a neat post over at Dean’s place today, about domain-name hoarding. I can relate. I have domain names for all of my personas, some of my pseudonyms and some of my characters, like Wes Crowley. I have domain names for my own name, and also some for business names that I don’t want to risk losing. Go figure. Just yesterday, as an afterthought, I looked up WritingInPublic.com. Of course, it was already … Read more
Hey Folks, Wow. Already had a few writers sign up for the upcoming Writing in Public Challenge. I was pleasantly surprised. Excellent. Once I get the site put together, I’ll send out an email with log-in specifics, etc. If you’re interested, I recommend emailing me fairly soon. There’s still room if anyone else wants to jump in. Remember, how you structure your own challenge will be completely up to you. The only requirement is that you … Read more
Hey Folks, Yesterday I outlined how “writing in public” positively affected my writing. This morning, I had an exciting idea. You already know I’m preparing a website for my next Writing in Public challenge. It should be good to go before July rolls in. Those who are interested in reading stories or novels as they develop will subscribe. Then each post will be emailed to them as it’s posted. I’ve decided to open that challenge to … Read more
Hey Folks, First, before I forget, awhile back the editor of a magazine in Mexico asked me to write a short story for her magazine. I did and submitted it. She loved it and asked permission to translate it. Of course, I said yes. If you’re interested, here’s the link to the story in Spanish in the magazine EstePaís: http://www.estepais.com/articulo.php?id=1057&t=ila-y-el-pinonero I’d be happy to send a copy of the English original to anyone who wants it. … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, just last night I was saying I might as well stay up later and get up at a more normal time. The staying up later part isn’t that difficult, but the other is much easier said than done. That’s all right. Easing into the day today. As I write this it’s almost 9 and I’ve done nothing relative to writing. I did go to the grocery early. I like to get there when … Read more