State of the writer…

Trying to decide between dazed and confused and frazzled… Finished up a 9999 word (hey, it had to be UNDER 10000 word) short for possible inclusion in an anthology next year, and alpha read two other short stories for folks, … Continue reading →

Get your gun

Right when you write about them… This was I post I did over at MadGeniusClub.com A 10,000 foot view… First, forget everything you’ve ever seen in the movies, it’s all BS! Take a moment and think about Newton’s laws, especially … Continue reading →

Research…

It’s TRULY the bane of a writer’s existence… I might have gotten a thousand words done today, but I DID spend almost six hours on research… 1870s Colorado 1870s guns/modifications to 1851 Colt Navy for cartridges/Trap door Springfield .45-70 Goodnight-Loving … Continue reading →

Thoughts on writing…

Yeah, yeah, I know you smell something burning… :-p Writing is a solitary endeavor, engaged in by various methods and practices, by a wide variety of people across many cultures. Which is a polite way of saying there isn’t really … Continue reading →

Sigh…

 The bane of the writers existence is research, last night I spent five hours digging around in a variety of links and NATOPS. All for what will probably be two or maybe three paragraphs in the short story. Having experts that … Continue reading →

Thoughts…

Yeah, yeah, you smell something burning… 🙂 Discussion yesterday with a young lady at the library who is breaking in as an author. In the two hardest possible genres, romance and young adult (YA). She indie too (self-published via Amazon). … Continue reading →

AAR…

Well, back from the Life, the Universe and Everything writer’s conference and wanted to give a quick AAR. If you’re an aspiring writer, or a fiction writer, it’s WELL worth it, IMHO! Almost 200 panels, covering the gamut of writing, film making, … Continue reading →