With Loscon about a month away (Thanksgiving weekend), it’s time to start prepping for the Blood Drive. This weekend, I sent the sign-up information to the Loscon press info. I also signed up myself. I’ll be one of the first …
Loscon is about a month away. Yesterday we, the Committee (or at least most of us), had our last in-person meeting at the LAX Marriott hotel. This is where the convention will be held on Thanksgiving weekend, Friday through Saturday. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
2022 Goals – the expurgated version (the one without the gannet). Third Quarter Edition. Read more »
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …