not writing, only looking

I’m taking a break from writing this week and next week. I actually need to, as I’ve been feeling frustrated lately.
Instead, I’m trying to pay more attention to the things around me, things I normally pass by without a second glance or even an afterthought. And I’m taking my camera along. So…
In that spirit I’ve started a new photoblog, [...]

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blogger vs. wordpress

I’ve had a blog here, and another one over at Blogspot for a year now, and so of course I have an opinion about which platform I prefer.
Comparison:
1. Both are free, and both are easy to set up and easy to use.
Contrast:
1. WordPress lets you add static pages, and with some themes you can even switch the [...]

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authors’ websites

I posted a discussion about websites and their necessity for writers, particularly novelists, over at Adventures in Writing. If you’re a writer, or a reader who likes to visit authors’ websites, please stop over and give us your opinion.

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Introducing….

Adventures in Writing
A new multi-author blog dealing with various aspects of writing, which I feel honored to have been invited to take part in.
Douglas L. Perry has his first post up there now, and you can expect to see introductory posts from each of the blog’s authors over the coming week. Discussions on the writing life will [...]

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a short story writer’s view of 100,000 words

I haven’t started writing my new novel yet. I said I would start it in February, but I did not. Nope. I did not start it.
I have characters, plot, tension and most of the scenes outlined (according to the snowflake  method) but with the expectation that I will still need to grow and expand the story during the writing process. Still no title [...]

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mixed update

Well, January is over and I do want to report on my progress.
First for some really GOOD news!!  I had a short story accepted at Reflection’s Edge and it will be published in the February issue. Actually, I think, any day now!
Now for the mixed news. For the new novel, I am still following the [...]

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a new year and a new thing already: I’ve been tagged

First of all, Happy New Year to everyone who reads my blog! I hope 2009 brings happiness, pleasure and success.
Secondly: I’ve been tagged by Erica Naone  to participate in a seven-degrees-of-separation internet challenge, and I’ve accepted. What it means is that I have to come up with seven things about myself and publish them here on this blog [...]

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can’t bear to look…

…at the draft.
After a month-long break (okay, okay, more than a month!) I’m back. And of course, I’m talking about Beamstar. There’s just so much work to do, and I hardly know how to go about it! I’ve divided the novel into five sections of about 20,000 words each, and I’m taking them one at [...]

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on break; will be back to regular posting soon

This is just a post to say that I haven’t had time for blogging lately, and this will likely continue for another week or so. I will be back to posting regularly and visiting my favorite blogs as soon as other projects/responsibilities are taken care of. Also, I will begin revising my novel on October 4.

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short story now appearing in Defenestration

A bit of good news: My short story “Hot Air” is now appearing in the online humor magazine Defenestration. Go thou and read.
I haven’t been blogging this week because I’ve been busy writing the final scenes of the novel and uh, well, ummm, no, ah, it’s not done…  But stay tuned for an announcement regarding this.

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