I’ve been blogging for years. I’m not sure if you’d call what I’ve done or have been doing successful or not, when it comes to blogging and other areas of my life, but what I keep coming back to is the fact that old stories still have something to tell us. I have no problem,… Continue reading Everything Old Is New Again
Category: Writing
Writer Report: Supernatural Inspiration
Cold Streets is closer than ever to the end of the first draft. I have a few changes I think I’ll be making before test readers are contacted, so I guess they’ll be seeing a second draft, or perhaps draft 1.5 – either way, I’m on the cusp of switching gears between writing and editing,… Continue reading Writer Report: Supernatural Inspiration
Characters vs. Icons
There’s another Marvel movie due out before the end of the summer. I’m cautiously optimistic about The Wolverine. Many (some might say all) of Logan’s most interesting stories come from his time in Japan, a time that has not happened in the films until now. I can understand why some might be trepidatious given the… Continue reading Characters vs. Icons
Writer Report: Emergence
The last week or two have been very difficult for me. I’ve been fighting off a pretty nasty bout of depression, and feelings of lethargy and frustration had been vying for my attention. I think I’m emerging from the other end of it, though, and taking steps towards a better future. This is improvement, even… Continue reading Writer Report: Emergence
The (Physically) Written Word
In the words of the inimitable Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast.” I spent equal parts of this past weekend wrapped up in my Internets and staying away from them. I started watching Supernatural with the missus, got some chores done, played some Magic. I played some games, watched more Doctor Who, celebrated the release… Continue reading The (Physically) Written Word
Failure to Carve
Courtesy Floating Robes A question that I’ve seen asked of those in my profession is, “How do you know if you’re a writer?” To answer, let me give you a real-life example of what it feels like. The last few days have been, for me, alternating exercises in fatigue and frustration. Difficulties I’ve been dealing… Continue reading Failure to Carve
Dad Bias
This weekend turned out to be busier than I thought it would be. Hence, no flash fiction until tomorrow. And it’s going to be difficult for me. I have to write about a “bad dad”. I have to say my exposure to examples that I can relate to personally is somewhat limited, because I’ve been… Continue reading Dad Bias
Wordy Deluge
One of my least favorite things to do is deal with traffic. I like to drive, under most circumstances; I’m still enamored with the open road, music turned up, a bit of a breeze in my hair. Call me a romantic. But stuck in stop-and-go traffic, bumper to bumper, with people generally being unpleasant as… Continue reading Wordy Deluge
Writer Report: The Wall
Courtesy Floating Robes It’s been said before, and I’ll go ahead and say it again: You have to fight for your time to write. You have to carve it out of your day with a butcher’s cleaver and a variety of other sharp objects. You need to covet those bloody chunks and make the most… Continue reading Writer Report: The Wall
The Plight of Icarus
Icarus, by Alexis Lane Shepard Last week I spoke about failure. It’s going to be inevitable. And as much as I or others may tell you that tomorrow will be better, you shouldn’t give up, the obstacles can still be overcome – failure hurts. We stumble and we fall, and the hardest of these scrapes… Continue reading The Plight of Icarus
