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Category Archives: WRITING
REALITY?: Sunday Sights and Sounds
Random happenings and thoughts today… An ice block hits (is thrown at?) the roof of my car as I drive back home along the river. A loud crash startles me, has me wondering what I hit and then I spot … Continue reading Continue reading
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NEW MEDIA & WRITING: Exactly that in Gameplay
Just as in the beginning and as evermore shall be, those who foresee problems will see them a damned long time before anything is done about it. I’ve been slowly getting my feet wet with new media software, both in … Continue reading Continue reading
WRITING & BLOGGING: The Hooker
Lord knows we understand how vital a hook is in a query letter, and mainly, the hook is not for the consumer, but for the agent, editor, the publisher. Technology is changing even this aspect of writing; the hook is … Continue reading Continue reading
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TECHNOLOGY, WRITING & REALITY?: Gone
I’m sitting here contemplating the word "gone." Gone: absent, irrecoverable, used up, pregnant, dead, uneasy, infatuated, exhilarated. Concentrating on absent, irrecoverable, and dead, absent doesn’t quite fit entirely; absent can reverse into present, so that irrecoverable isn’t then a suitable … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING: Unless you can’t help yourself, don’t.
Thanks to 2 Blowhards for this article: Wannabes beware, writing isn’t a matter of staying the course. I personally wish that the majority of those who "have that novel" in them just ignore that fact. There is not a sudden … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING & REALITY?: Truth is Stranger than…
…fiction. Yet one of my main troubles in writing is coming up with a good story line. At least one strong enough to support my literary aspirations of meaningful writing. On the other hand, I have so much going on … Continue reading Continue reading
WRITING: Oooooh…White Lightning!
Gazpacho‘s done as much it can be. It was submitted because I felt comfortable that it had gone as far as it could in its best direction. Now I think When The Crows Gather is at that point (though I … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING: Group Therapy
Here’s why you really need a writers group or at the very least, a good reader: technical flaws. Even if you’ve gotten used to your group’s opinions and varied styles in writing, and even if you’ve adjusted or chosen to … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING: Up Again, Down Again…
New records set here: #1 The fastest turnaround (rejection) ever from a lit journal, Small Spiral Notebook. Submission sent out on January 26th, received today, February 9th. I really thought they’d like this, too. #2 The fastest mood change ever–aside … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING: Story – Scratching the Itch
It doesn’t seem to matter how many times nor how insistent I may be that writing’s just not worth my time and effort any more. If there is something left undone, a story that isn’t quite what I want it … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING & NEW MEDIA: At Odds
Sitting here on the couch in a lump under a blanket held down by a laptop is not where I wanna be right now, yet it would be if there was some creative activity clicking its way across the monitor … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING: Bummer
Yeah, Crows is done and it’s techically well-written and even has a good story (which is not my strong point) and a series of actions and conflicts that build to a nice arc and resolution of story. But it sucks. … Continue reading Continue reading
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NEW MEDIA & WRITING: Tools
Some neat stuff I found while floating around the cosmos this morning: From Jerz’s Literacy Log, a cool video that illustrates the possibilities progress of hypertext and digital media methods. It’s a neat explanation as well as an interesting use … Continue reading Continue reading
WRITING: Drafts 1 – 6
I’m done, I think, with When The Crows Gather, Draft #6. I’ve spent hours on it these past few days. It’s ready, I believe, to try to make a go of it in the publishing world. The doubts are still … Continue reading Continue reading
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WRITING: Not Dead Yet
Why oh why? It seems as if the moment I make my mind up not to indulge myself any longer in literary delusions the very next thing I do is write. Or rewrite. There was a cutoff plan: Midway through … Continue reading Continue reading
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology