Writing process
New writing digs
Things have been a bit quiet around here lately. I have a good excuse: We moved into a new house. Well, that’s not entirely true. The house is old: 83 years old. But it’s new to us. The move from a one-bedroom condo to a rambling old three-bedroom cottage has not been without its adjustments, all … Continue reading
Q&A: Jason Skipper
“Writers talk about the crazy loneliness of touring alone, but no one can prepare you for the ways it manifests throughout many of the days: waking up in a different place, often under threadbare blankets in an old motel room that reeks of decades of carpet cleaner, so you know it’s hiding some awful history … Continue reading
Quasi-NaNoWriMo 2011, Day 2
Here are the latest tabulations as I keep myself accountable on a novel project I’m tentatively calling Rayfield: Date: November 2 Number of words at the start of writing today: 3,738 Number of words at the conclusion of writing today: 4,828 Words written today: 1,090* Words written in November: 2,160 * — This is why … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: I’m in! Kinda. Sorta.
As I write this, National Novel Writing Month — known by adherents as NaNoWriMo — is sixty-four minutes old. Hundreds of thousands of would-be, never-will-be and most-definitely-are novelists are taking to their keyboards and trying to pound out a minimum of 50,000 words over the next thirty days. I already have the only NaNoWriMo badge … Continue reading
A new direction: over and out (for a while)
On May 2, 2011, with this post, I began everyday blogging around here (well, Monday through Friday, anyway). For nearly five months, with the exception of a legitimate week’s vacation, I made sure something new was up every morning at 8. On Fridays, I even posted off-the-cuff short stories, inspired by words suggested by my … Continue reading
Q&A: David Abrams
David Abrams’ The Quivering Pen blog is a friend to writers and readers everywhere, politely but persistently banging the drum for literary fiction, giving authors an outlet to write about their experiences and giving exposure to recently released and upcoming books (as well as the occasional tune). Along the way, David has occasionally updated folks … Continue reading
Inside ‘Quantum Physics,’ Part 10
We continue today with the story behind the story on the 10th and final piece of short fiction from my upcoming collection, Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure. To read previous installments, go here. COMFORT AND JOY Backstory: I originally wrote this story over the course of two days in December 2010 and published it … Continue reading
Inside ‘Quantum Physics,’ Part 8
We continue today with the story behind the story on the eighth piece of short fiction from my upcoming collection, Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure. To read previous installments, go here. SHE’S GONE Backstory: Long after I wrote about Ross Newbry as an adult, I came back to him, this time as an adolescent. … Continue reading
