Hey Folks, Probably not a lot to report today. Just writing. Today, and Writing Rolled out at 4. I’d really rather get up around 3. Only I think my body’s adjusting to the coming earlier sunrises. Spent the first few hours working on a website for a friend and resizing covers for another. The website took awhile as it’s still in the old Thesis theme. Thesis was state-of-the-art a few years ago, and mostly code. I’ve … Read more
Hi Folks, Note: I originally wrote this back on May 9, 2015 for my Daily Journal. It’s valid information. I hope you will enjoy it and find it useful. More than once I’ve mentioned Heinlein’s Rules. You can actually get your free copy here. If you follow those rules, you will be a professional writer, period. Not only that, but others will consider you prolific, even if you’re not. As an aside, still others will consider … Read more
Hey Folks, Huh. Guess we made it back. Otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this. I played catch up with some email and FB stuff last night, but was too tired to tackle photos from the trip. I’ll do that this morning, then ease my way back into writing The Pyramid Killer. Of course, I’ll begin by cycling back through. Probably I’ll read the first few paragraphs of every chapter to reacquaint myself with the story. Even … Read more
Hey Folks, I’m just gonna kind’a fudge this one for now. Almost completely a placeholder post. I’m sure while we were in the Lower Gila Box Wilderness north of Lordsburg, we slathered philosophy, talked various and sundry topics to death, and took a veritable plethora of photographs. Oh, by the way, “plethora” and “myriad” are not interchangeable. We might have taken “a plethora” of photos, or we might have taken “myriad photos” (but not “a myriad … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, I’m giving it up. I always said if writing weren’t fun, I’d find something else to do. Turns out Dan and I and the grandson have decided to head east from here. We’ll build a tin-roof, two-and-a-half story super bungalow on the Texas plains and take over Hub and Garth McCann’s lives. And the boy. You know. Whatever his name was. Of course, we’ll need a lion, but I’m sure that can be … Read more
Hey Folks, Wow. One day left in March. Just today. It went by so fast! By the time you read this, my buddy, my grandson and I will be doing little or nothing in one of the more beautiful spots on Earth, about 500 feet above the Gila River about 20 miles north/northeast of Lordsburg NM. Back on Monday, April 3. Topic: Indy Publishing Company/Imprint For this topic, just in case anyone needs it, I’m basically … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, planning, right? I have today left to finish the novel if I’m gonna finish it this month. I was even thinking if I felt like the end was really close, I could take my computer with me. That way I’d have whatever’s left of tomorrow too after we travel to the campsite. You know, Justin Case. But planning is important. And priorities. Priorities are important. Today I have to head to the grocery … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, yesterday the doc appointment took only all morning vs. all day. It went well. We got home around 2. I did get back to the novel around 3. I cycled back through what I wrote a couple days ago then started a new scene. I added only around 200 words. Just wasn’t into it. * * * Something fun for you. Know why I write fiction? ‘Cause reality is entirely too weird. See … Read more
Hi Folks, There is a pervasive myth that writing “fast” is writing bad. The myth is based on the notion that if you write a novel in a period of days instead of at least several months, it must be badly written. That’s just not true. Productivity in writing boils down to two things: discipline (which is to say, a work ethic) and Heinlein’s Rules, especially Rule 3 in this case. Not too long ago one … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, this probably is going to be a nonwriting day. I’m going to treat it that way, just in case. Ever notice how much that guy Justin Case has to do with life in general? (grin) I have a doc appointment (routine) on the far side of Tucson at 8:45 this morning. Justin Case of traffice, etc. we’ll leave here around 7. I would think we should be back by 1 or so, but … Read more