200!!!!!
200!!!!! It’s hard to believe, but this is my 200th consecutive blog. Over four years, each Sunday. When I started this blog, I thought I’d blog about writing. That’s what I do, I’m a writer. But even though I have …
Tag: Writing
2024 GOALS
The Big Picture: What I really want is to be a published author. To that end, the first three goals are about writing. Once, I get my first book published, I need to follow it up with my second book. …
2023 GOALS – End of Year Review
Wow, that went by fast. Some goals I did great in, some not so hot. Some I didn’t complete and it was my fault, and some I had challenges I could not overcome. So, let’s see how I did… SECOND …
Saying Goodbye
This is a blog I wish I didn’t have to write. The writing community lost a dear friend this week. Tony N. Todaro, cofounder and president of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society passed away this past Tuesday, December 12th, …
Back At It
Personally, I don’t do writing prompts because I already have enough ideas I want to write. I’m working on my steampunk trilogy, which if it’s successful, I want to expand to about a dozen books. I got some stories I …
Paths of Writing
With Kris being out of work (see last week’s blog), she has been pursuing other means of income. One of them is writing in various forms. She is using her Patreon account to pursue her love of writing and generally …
Letting Music Shape the World of The Dragonfly Temple Chronicles
Writing is such an individual journey with so many individual styles. Take music, for example. When I write, I need quiet. Music is too distracting for me. Music may change moods in the middle when I need to concentrate on …
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One Man Show
People have this image of a writer spending his time locked up in his basement typing away. And while there is a lot of that – personally, sitting at my desk in the corner of my bedroom underneath my “My …
The D.E.P. (Derail Every Plan) Method
I’m in two critique groups, one for novels and one for screenplays. My novel group met yesterday and chapters 4 and 5 of my first steampunk novel were up. The great thing about being in a critique group is that, …
LATFoB 2023
LATFoB 2023 I spent this weekend at the LA Times Festival of Books volunteering at the GLAWS booth. There, you see, here’s a picture of me at the booth. Usually, I go to big events like this and take lots …