My Fifteen Minutes of Fame
I spent this weekend at the West Coast Writers Conference – virtually. It was a new experience for all of us. There were a few technical glitches, but it all went pretty well. There was a lot to learn. I’m …
Prepping for my Premier
I have been to over a dozen writers conferences, volunteering at most of them. I have done everything from stuffing swag bags to assisting in sound. This Friday, August 7th, is the start of the 26th Greater Los Angeles Writers …
Sometimes it’s Fun to Beat Up Your Bad Guy
This week I wrote an emotional scene featuring my protagonist’s mentor. My good guys had just been through a harrowing fight scene with my bad guy, then through a miscommunication, my protagonist almost loses a limb. Afterwards, in the calm …
3,444 more words.
Last week I wrote that my goal would be to write 3,000 words a week until my novel was done. I actually wrote 3,444 words. Not bad consider we were dealing with a roach problem at the time. Who wants …
20,000 words (and one Star Destroyer) under the belt.
Tonight I am finishing my ten straight days away from work. It was a great vacation. I didn’t go anywhere, there’s no where to go right now. But I got up late every day, wrote and reached my goal of …
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Write on, Brother, Write on!
I had four events scheduled in April, all of them were cancelled. So, I’ve just been accumulating vacation time at work. With the 4th of July coming up I thought I’d take a week off and have ten straight days …
Pizza! Pizza!
Couldn’t wait for the weekend, went Tuesday. I had the Hawaiian Heat, Kris had the BBQ Chicken. Of course, we both had some of each. Still kinda empty in there. Next culinary stop: Tres Toros? Outback? Farmer Boys? Taco Bell? …
Getting Out Again
With regulations being lifted, Kris and I went out to a sit-down dinner at a restaurant for the first time in over three months. We went to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, Los Dos Amigos, in Thousand Oaks. http://losdosamigos.menutoeat.com/ …
Getting Ready for Anything
If you go to this Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/520330468630105/ you will see our ad for the next Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference. You will see what we’re planning, our educational tracts for Aspiring, Active and Accomplished writers, our ProCritiques™ and our …
Beautiful Tiny Fighter Jets of Mosquito Murder
Kris loves dragonflies. Every once in a while, we go out to find some. The picture above was taken last year at the pond at CSUN, California State University Northridge. We’ve been back a couple of times this year, but …