The next couple of weeks are going to be interesting. I’ve got two weeks to finish my Secret Project and that’s REALLY going to be pushing it but I have faith in myself and Red Bull. I’ve been reading Steve Ulfelder’s great first book Purgatory Chasm which has been an absolute rocket to the gut […]
In my last post on this topic Chad Eagleton had a couple of great points that I was initially going to use as my jumping off point, but then I found something else very interesting that I think might be even better to start with. Now to be clear on this, I’m not talking about […]
I see this list all of the time in Jimmy Johns that has Warren Buffett’s Rules for Success on it. I always thought it would be fun to modify the list for writers, and in fact, I thought I had done it here but can find no such post anywhere in the archives. So here […]
Instead of blogging yesterday I was all over the rest of the Internet running my mouth about what I see as the state of the short crime story currently. It generated some heat and I don’t know that everybody got the whole picture because I was spouting off in so many places. So, today, I […]
This seems the perfect setting for writing about violence, mayhem, and corruption wouldn’t you say? Astute readers will note I’ve continued to find much to like about McDonalds as a writing spot, and the chairs in the play area are more comfortable than the ones in the dining area. Though I suspect it would be […]
We chatted about the pictures not appearing with every post, right? Well in addition to my cyclical lack of focus to this site, I will be spending the next 30 days working on a HUGE super secret project that is really kind of boom or bust for me. As such, my focus here will be […]
I’ve gotten into the very bad habit lately of skimming the last third or so of a book so I can get to the end. I’ve always been an impatient reader when it comes to endings because they contain so much of what I hate about mystery and thriller novels, particularly action scenes and expository dialogue. […]
I’ve been thinking about voice and storytelling for a little while but it was all ramped up when I went to see The Cabin in the Woods this weekend. Two things that conspired to get me on this train of thought were my renewed subscription to satellite radio and the impending release of the new […]
I’ve got to make this quick because the kids are making an unholy amount of racket playing in the back room and I’m trying to listen for screaming or, worse, total silence. We’re 23 days into the 30 Day Content Challenge and I think the time is good to evaluate what’s gone on here […]
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