Digitally Tired
This blog is going to be short. I’ve been at the Digital Authors and Indie Publishing virtual conference all weekend, and it will continue throughout the week in the evenings. Here are some of the highlights so far: Sat. 10:00am …
Author: Dennis Cherry
A Long Time Ago at a Campfire Far, Far Away
We are storytellers. It’s in our blood. Ever since small groups of hunters and gatherers sat around the campfire, they have told stories. While some basics remain constant, the styles of storytelling change. We can see this even within our …
2022 Goals – the expurgated version (the one without the gannet). Third Quarter Edition.
For the full version see my January 16th, 2022 blog, https://dennisamadorcherry.com/writing/2022-goals/ POLISH OFF MY FIRST STEAMPUNK NOVEL: I plan to have this done by Presidents’ Day. I did it! I finished it. Kris and I went through the whole thing …
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Hit by the Sledgehammer of Inspiration
How it All Starts I start off my Thursday afternoon as I always do. I drop off my client to his therapist and hit the local Yogurtland to grab my favorite chocolate obsession and do some writing. I used to …
The Short of It
So, I’m currently working on my 165-page screenplay. I’m trying to get it down to at least 143 pages, the length of the first screenplay in the trilogy. By page 25, the heroes have figured out who the villain is …
The Long and the Short of it
As I have been mentioning, my critique group has now gone over my entire script for my second steampunk story. I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback, both in the Zoom meetings and in written notes. At 165 pages, I …
Back to CSUN
We’re not going anywhere today, it’s 104° outside! And tomorrow it’s supposed to be 106° in Chatsworth. But that’s okay because last weekend we did go out to the duck pond at CSUN (California State University, Northridge) to look for …
There’s GOLD in them thar hills!
Well, Mountain Dew Gold to be exact. Pepsi has been releasing a whole bunch of Mountain Dew flavors lately, some for a limited time. So, being a Mountain Dew man, I had to hunt them down. No supermarket or convenience …
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference Two weeks ago, was the GLAWC, after which I was too brain-dead to write it up. The following week I wrote about Karl Lembke’s memorial. So now, here is my overview of the conference. …
So Long and Thanks for all the Platelets
Aside from the Writer’s Conference last week, Kris and I attended a memorial for Charles (Karl) Lembke. I wrote about him a few weeks ago when I donated blood at the American Red Cross in Woodland Hills, California. Karl had …