I want to be able to move the world!! I want my creations to move people to smile; to laugh; to tears. I want to be able to make someone think. To make someone say, “Yes, that is it!” I want someone to see what I create and miss it when it is gone. I know that […]
I have recently taken it upon my self to attempt to write a book. This may not be news to my small following since most of you who visit me here probably also visit my other blog. But for those who are interested or have not gotten this little snippet of info, you can read […]
Living with people who have … established … ways of thinking and acting can be quite frustrating. But if one can step away from the frustration (is it accurate to call wanting to pull your hair out and scream maniacally frustration?) it can also be pretty amusing. Those of you who know me or have followed this […]
It is odd how opening the doors of Creativity can also let other things emerge. Or maybe it is not so odd. Seems to me Creativity resides in the same part of the house as Experience and Emotions. If not in the same room they definitely share the hall. So it is no wonder that […]
For those interested, I have now officially gotten to almost 10 percent of a typical fantasy novel. In my mind a milestone worth noting. Despite a lack of regular discipline yet, I have managed to pump out over 10000 words of a cohesive and maybe even good story. Still a very looooooong way to go, but I almost believe I can actually do […]
Seems I have a few spots on my personal glow again. Need to scrub the shine back in. So as usual I wander with words a bit till the shine is back to its eye-watering glory. Apparently the blogging world (at least the little bit of it that I visit) slows down during the summer months. Which is a good […]
According to dictionary.com, a telephone is "an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device." Obviously, this definition was made before they invented the modern cell phone. These days, it seems our vocal chords are quickly being replaced by our fingers. Sometimes it seems we have more conversations in the form of visual words then audible voices. Email. Chat. Social sites. And […]
As I slowly learn to fit into my new superhero costume (Writing Man), I am finding there are many little tricks to learn to survive the first time novel-writing experience. Unfortunately these are not necessarily the types of things seasoned writers are likely to share with a newbie. Maybe because their trials were different. Or they just deem it […]
Now that I have a project that will best proceed if I actually manage my time, I seem to be having the greatest difficulty doing just that. It does not help that I am not the type to actually own a watch let alone look at it. I have been at it only a week or so, […]
As one might imagine, working as staff at weddings can be a very entertaining job. Weddings are all about celebration and having fun … well in theory at least. Sometimes there is a fair amount of drama to be had, especially after the booze has been flowing. Ironically on the busier and wilder weddings, I […]
