David Shiyang Liu took a snippet of a talk by Ira Glass for Current.tv and turned it into a video which he published on Vimeo. The talk was about storytelling and the entire talk is worth listening to. But this … Continue reading →
Yep, I’m off and running with NaNoWriMo again this year. I really like the ideas I have for this novel, and so far so good with the story and the writing. I’ve put a widget in the sidebar that shows … Continue reading →
My current writing and publishing projects have been keeping me very busy, so I’ve neglected this blog. I’m at my desk working every day, though. My revision of Cassell’s Popular Gardening (Vol. 1) is going very well. It’s a lovely … Continue reading →
Just a quick post to keep some informational links in place. Over at Kindleboards, there was a recent thread on writing about guns for those of us who don’t have much shooting experience. The thread is worth reading, but a … Continue reading →
So, Camp NaNoWriMo is over, and to no one’s surprise I didn’t hit 50,000 words. I have never yet hit 50,000 words in a month, though I haven’t given up trying. I did get a good bit of work done … Continue reading →
I’m still plugging away at Camp NaNoWriMo. Falling behind as I always do, but I’m enjoying this new book. The blog will be pretty quiet this month, though, unless I feel compelled to comment on something I read. I will … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but I rarely have a clear outline when I start writing. I’ll have a character or two, a general sense of the genre, and one or two scenes in mind. Sometimes I’ll have a general … Continue reading →