You remember me? I’m the owner of this blog/site, and you may have read my posts before. But it’s been a month and a half, and I’ve done a lot of tearing down, thinking and growing during that time. It’s about time I get back to writing. I went on […]
Uncategorized
In my last blog post I talked about what brought me to the point of deciding I want to write for a living. But that’s just the purple prelude to nothing. Like I said, I began experimenting around with some ideas on random loose-leaf paper. Embarrassed to let anyone else […]
History of an alcoholic…I mean…writer pt. 2
At least as far back as third grade I have liked story-writing. Back then, however, I liked the idea of writing much more than the actual act or results of said writing. My teacher had cast a magic spell on me (probably something like “writosious” or another nonsense and non-Latin […]
History of an alcoholic…I mean…writer pt. 1
Every author has his or her own writing habits. Those are some of the earliest words you will read in any book or Web site about writing. Almost everyone has their way of getting in the mode and writing, and they’ll promote their way of doing things. And then they […]
Habits of the deviled egg
Ever since my laptop screen went haywire, I have written very little at all; however my total year’s word count was so far ahead of schedule that I only fell behind my goal just a few days ago. Not bad! During that time I have done a lot of thinking […]
My Favorite Books
I’ve been computerless for almost two whole weeks. On Saturday my roommate went laptop shopping so I tagged along and purchased a netbook. Oh, I guess I should say why I’ve been without a laptop (and still am if you consider a netbook different from a laptop – which I […]
An Update on Life
Well I’m far due for another post. That’s all I have to say about my great blogging. I just received in the mail a copy of Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 18th Edition. I’m looking forward to flipping through it. As of late (well, I’ve always been this way, […]
Rotten Eggs
Reading is not enough sometimes. Nor is reading in one’s genre a good standard rule to set either. No, I’ve found out in “the recent past” that if a person want to write, that person should still be familiar with the genre they wish to write, but even more important […]