Piles and stacks, neat or unruly, can be treasures. Life is messy. My life is a mess. I’m one of those people who define ‘out of sight, out of mind.’ If I put my favorite pen in a drawer, I will forget not only which drawer, but that I put the pen in any drawer.… Continue reading Piles
I tried to revise a story I like a great deal, but it just seems to sputter and lacks the fire I envision for it. I guess I just keep plugging away until it catches. It felt better after spending a few hours with it. I recently set myself a goal of developing one new… Continue reading Work in Progress: June 5, 2019
I returned to an unnamed short story and was pleased. The ending needs a little work but it could be ready for a beta read soon. The story Melina Unbound has everything I want for it except the main character's voice feels incomplete. She needs innocent anger with fear, wonder, and joy as related by… Continue reading Work in Progress 4/25/19
Jotted down a couple of rough poem ideas, and updated the Paltry Sums story⎼again⎼to read over⎼again⎼before sending it out. Then spent a little time reworking a different novella, the one I workshopped last year. I don't normally jump between two larger projects but I had an idea about how to fix one of the issues… Continue reading Work in Progress 4/15/19
This was a rough week, physically. Spent most of it in constant pain, something I'm learning to get used to as I age. Unfortunately that meant I could not stand or sit (or even lie down) most of the week, which meant no writing and little sleep. Until today. I scribbled a couple of rough… Continue reading Work in Progress 4/13/19
