That’s right, ya’ll!! š After all this time, after all these years, I can finally announce that The Illusory, Book 2 in The Benighted Saga, is FINISHED!!!!!! Benighted has its sequel!! And it only took being quarantined from a plague to do it! š Now, by finished, I mean it’s written in its entirety. Revisions … More THE END: An Illusory Update
We all have a dark side, that mischievous and rather evil counterpart that usually leads us in the wrong direction. But is it bad to embraceĀ that dark side when it comes to your writing? The reason I bringĀ this up is because last weekend I came across the articles regarding the “sensitivity reader.” Basically, publishers and … More Sensitivity Readers Beware
I don’t know if its because I’m going stir crazy from not writing that much (I’ve flipped back to being an avid reader lately) or if turning the big 3-0 in exactly two weeks from today has finally sent me mentally over the edge. In all honesty, I’m excited. š New decade, new experiences, new … More The Theories of Being a Writer
“Nothing is too long or too short either if you have a true and interesting tale and what I call a ‘graphic’ writing style combined with educational aims.” – Charles Portis, from his book True Grit I recently had a conversation regarding theĀ important characteristics of being a writer. My companion and I came up with … More A Writer With True Grit
“A wounded deer leaps the highest.” – Emily Dickinson This marks my 100th post. š And what better way to honor this accomplishment than by discussing one of Emily Dickinson’s poems. “A Wounded Deer Leaps the Highest” is a remarkable poem, and the sentence alone is beautifully written, but I have to admit that my … More A Wounded Deer and a Perceived Writer
