Category Archives: WRITING

So then, I said, shall I give up on poetry? No,no, she said.  But you may wish to learn how to write it. Continue reading →

Quiet morning moves me slowly through it.  Breaths of spring air between home and barn almost make me lose my head and resolve.  Paperwork to find, to add, to call in to my accountant.  Yes, I could do the taxes … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Strange feeling, almost a letdown.  The Writers Festival is over, otto’s a wrap, and I have finally submitted some stories around.  The high lasts longer than pot, maybe a few days even, but leaves the alcoholic’s need for more.  Normal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Good God, just noticed that for the past couple of days someone has spent literally hours reading almost every entry in Spinning. Whoever you are, it’d be neat to know what you think, and why on earth you’re plodding through … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ll really sit down and write up more on some of the individual speakers, but in general the presentations have been very interesting, informative and have had great audience response.  Today I listened to Paul Dorrell, an artist, writer, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Writers Festival is going along beautifully; a first day full of great talks and presentations.  I’ll post more later–I’m on my way out the door. But, a couple of quick unrelated thoughts… Phone ringing, ringing, ringing while I’m in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, it’s day one of the Tunxis Community College Writers’ Conference, and I’m getting ready to leave the house in an hour.  Last night I went down into the bowels of the house to find a dress.  Now I’ve got … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Three stories ran into me today, but I had to let them go.  I had to be a framer, meeting deadlines, making money–something that’s not all that important yet necessary, I suppose.  And more, responsibility to the client who expects … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Received a postcard yesterday from one of the literary journals, confirming receipt of my submissions. A good feeling; I’ve done it.  It’s out there to be judged, the work of planning, taming, polishing and poise. The dark lining; can’t say … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Okay, I did change my mind and yesterday was submission day. My thanks to those of you who were nice enough to leave encouraging words.  Hope you’ll still be around as the rejections come in–you know how horrid I can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted the details at Learning to Spin, but wanted to let you all in on "When Story Strikes as a Bolt From the Blue".  Sitting in the garage with my routine cuppa and cougha, a story I’d just written as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As in an essay on Candide.  Yes, I did enjoy it, and yes, it has stimulated thinking on society and I may have much to say.  But it must be in the dry form of analytical essay.  Comparing what Voltaire … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have often been amazed at the ability of some writers to completely rewrite a short story.  Not mere editing, adding in of dialogue, imagery, changing tense, eliminating sidetracks, or paring down; but making considerable changes to the story idea.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Had a fun time at the writers group meeting last night.  Came home flying high.  For a couple hours, I edited some submissions for a lit journal we’re putting together locally, and did some redesign and relaying-out of the material … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I suppose if I pull the barn doors closed over the front of the building nobody will realize I’m in here and they won’t bother me for picture framing.  Heck, they won’t see their stuff for a month or more … Continue reading → Continue reading →