There’s an inertia that can set in when something like semi-regular blogging gets set aside for something pressing. In my case, it was the final push to finish my novel The Colder Moon before my 12/31/13 deadline. All my available time was poured into making my deadline (which I did, by the way, with a[…]
So the Scavenger Hunt ended on Friday, and now we have the winners! They are: The Grand Prize winner: Renee Manning 2nd Prize: Chris Morcom 3rd Prize: Christa Scott Congratulations! And thanks to all the authors and readers who participated.
Yes, it is true that the United States will spend today remembering the assassination of JFK, and I suppose that this is appropriate. He was not a just a president but an iconic figure, and his death is a landmark moment in time. And yet, for me, today is the 50th anniversary of something much[…]
Well, I knew it would be tough to hit my 20 pages a week goal this week, and I didn’t get there. However, I did manage to get 15 done, and I feel pretty good about that. Given the busyness, it wasn’t a bad job. What’s more, while I haven’t managed the 60 I would[…]
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. Go watch a high school football game. That’s my midweek recommendation. Now, I know some of you aren’t sports fans, so you can feel free to ignore this. For those of[…]
Well, it is the end of the second week since setting for myself the goal of 20 pages a week. And, for the second week, I ended up with two complete chapters, totaling 19 pages. So, while I technically fell short, I’m pretty pleased that in the last two weeks I’ve been able to crank[…]
In lieu of a ‘Sunday Reflection,’ I am taking a minute to update my progress on my current novel, The Colder Moon. The third book in my new series, The Wandering, it is due to my publisher at the end of December. I’ve been running a bit behind, but after a pretty good week last[…]
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. I’m a big fan of ‘soundtrack’ music, in part because I’m a big fan of movies, and sometimes the music is an essential part of what I fall in love with.[…]
It’s time for my Sunday Reflection, in which I post some of my thoughts on almost any issue connected to writing, faith or life in general. One of the classic moments in Huck Finn comes when the two con men, the King and the Duke, attribute to Providence the opportunity to scam some trusting orphans.[…]
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. My midweek recommendation is simple: don’t tear your ACL. Yes, this isn’t my usual approach to the midweek recommendation, and it is meant as a semi-humorous way to inform any regular[…]