So here’s the story: I had a brainstorm about the book while I was getting ready for the day job. I managed to keep it in my head all day, but now I need to get it down on “paper”. So tonight I’m writing. This is all you’re going to get for a post. Except, here’s a taste of tonight’s writing: As she moved forward, Sam looked down to judge […]
This is my fifty-second blog post…ever. Since I entered my foray into blogging, I have only missed two days–one on purpose, and one because I lost track of time and the clock ticked past midnight. When I started, I wondered how long it would be before I ran out of ideas to write about. I wasn’t even sure whether I wanted anyone to read what I might write, because one […]
I saw a quote tonight that resonated with me: “Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.” ~E. L. Doctorow When the characters I’m writing about become real, my mind becomes full of their conversations and arguments. Each voice is distinct, with its own personality and resonance. I suggest a plot scenario and they take off, jumping right into the conversation as if it had only be on pause. Because […]
I first became serious about writing a novel years ago because of a story a coworker told me. It was supposedly a true story, but there were unearthly elements in it worthy of a horror novel (or one of my dreams). Regardless whether it was true or not, the story captured my imagination. I decided I had to write about what led up to it. After spending some time developing […]
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