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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Next week, I will be reviewing my goals for the first quarter of 2023. I’m doing pretty good in most categories, except one, which is arguably the most important one. My writing. I should have finished chapter three of my …
The latest California Creative Writers Conference was recently held over two consecutive weekends. It started on Friday afternoon, 3/3/23, then all day Saturday and Sunday, then in the afternoons Monday through Wednesday. This was the virtual part of the conference …
Back from the California Creative Writer’s Conference. Just made and had a late dinner. Brain dead and food coma is not a good combination. Great conference, more on it next week. Zzzzzz…. Dennis 154th blog completed. Second Steampunk novel: …
Starting a new novel can be intimidating, but also exciting. And it’s one of my major goals of the year: Write a new novel and write a new screenplay. While I’m still working on trimming my second steampunk screenplay, it …
It may be two months early to review my goals, but as I was marking my progress for the month, I realized how much I accomplished. Some of it, like trying new recipes, I wasn’t even trying. I just love …
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 »