Writing

Digital Dust

October 22, 2008

Sitting on my desk is a collection of old diskettes, about to be thrown out. But they are also a philosophical muse. They are 3.5″ plastic diskettes. I remember the day when computers used 5.25″ diskettes. They were called floppy disks then, because they were floppy. They had a certain sense of importance about them–large [...]

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The Book is Here

February 24, 2007

Some of my readers have already read The Stuttering Bard of York, but to those who have not, and to the world in general, I introduce Ben and his companions for your enjoyment. If I were a slick advertiser I would try to convince you all that The Stuttering Bard of York is exactly the [...]

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Going It Alone, My Way

January 28, 2007

At least some of my readers are aware that I have been working on novel length fiction. I have been working for years, actually. And I say “novel length fiction” rather than a novel, because it has been the plural over the years. There have been times when I felt as if nothing would ever [...]

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Preferences in Futility

August 4, 2006

We all have our preferences in futility. I have at various times made different forms of this observation, but today it struck me again as I watched my Mom weed her flower garden. I wouldn’t do that, I thought. It wasn’t because I thought weeding was too hard–weeding is easy. It wasn’t because I hate [...]

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Say What?

May 26, 2006

Speak Art: Babble on Babble This morning while I ate breakfast I flipped through an issue of Garden Design magazine. It’s too hoity-toity for my taste but the magazine was nearby and what are you going to do–stare at the table while you eat your granola? While flipping through the magazine I came across a [...]

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Riches and Fame are Mine . . .

April 24, 2006

I am a man who enjoys irony, and the absurd. I’ve been laughing at myself a lot recently. Have you ever imagined the least likely thing that could happen to you, and then it came true? What about something so beyond your imagining that you couldn’t even dream of it happening? I’m not talking about [...]

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Draft Finished

February 15, 2005

Last week I reached the end of my novel draft. Reached doesn’t quite describe the sensation. I dragged myself across the finish line. I hacked my way out of the impenetrable jungle. I walked around the world. When one starts writing a novel length story the fact that what lays ahead is as uncharted and [...]

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Mountain in The Way

August 22, 2004

Summer is a hard time for writing. There are always things to take me away from my writing, but in the summer there seems to be an exceptional number of distractions. The weather outdoors is a constant lure (when it is sunny) to go outside and enjoy the moment instead of sitting in front of [...]

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When to Make The Big Plunge

May 25, 2004

I want to be a writer. No, I am a writer. What I would very much like is to be a writer who is paid. Not being at that point, and trying to reach that point, is often frustrating. Mind you, I’m not striving for unimagined wealth. I’m not looking to be one of the [...]

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Done

December 20, 2003

Yesterday I printed out the latest draft of my novel. After so many long months of work it feels anti-climatic. It’s the day after, and I’m just sitting here. Where is the swelling music, where is the great victory? It seems rather quiet. Actually, quietness is about right. I am exhausted, and a bit of [...]

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