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

This is gonna be interesting…

Our local library is doing an Indie Author day on Saturday at the main library… Apparently there are at least a dozen local authors (color me surprised), who will be there. It’s an opportunity to sell some books, and maybe … 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

Ummm… Not sure what the hell to call this…

The muse decided to hang a left, and go haring off across country the other night… So this… whatever ‘this’ is going to be… Danny looked up blearily from his drink as Daniella slapped a mug down in front of … Continue reading

‘My’ perspective…

Since this got posted over at MGC yesterday, I figured I’d stick it up here for those that don’t read that blog. Perspective… Watching the various meltdowns over the last couple of weeks has caused me to take a hard … 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

Good news???

There will be a Calexit Anthology!!! The bad is that we’ll be indie publishing it… And probably not until October at the earliest…  Sigh… As of today, I’ve got 19 folks that have expressed interest, and already have one complete … Continue reading