Is Brevity Replacing A Writer’s Sensibility?
Writers are being forced to think too much these days (I think), and they are facing a danger that is both very real and damaging to the relationship between reader and writer. Because of the changes in how we spend our time reading stories, not to mention how we read them in the first place, [...]
2011/365/093: Final Edits for Cold Rock Completed
Exhausted. I just finished editing Cold Rock, which is 51,000 words (I know–it’s a short book; my other book is 103,000 words, and my newest manuscript is on track to be longer than both of my first two books combined). I feel like I always do in such writing marathons, like I’ve been to some [...]
Don’t Teach Me; Thrill Me
One of the things that divides me as a writer (hence, the title of this blog) is how much–if at all–I “teach” my readers any valuable lessons. Much of my past writing in this blog has been didactic in nature, asking you semi-philosophic questions about how we live our lives. The response has been great, [...]
Thoughts on Writing/Publishing/Making A Living
Hello, folks. (Listening to Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, 9/1/74, Berkeley) Been thinking a lot these past few days about the realities of writing/publishing/making a living. I’ve come to the conclusion that there are three types of writers: 1. Writers who write because they can’t stop. It’s in them. Regardless of how rich or how [...]
COLD ROCK PROLOGUE: FINAL WORD now available
02 April 2010, 8:40 a.m. Greetings, all: I’ve just made available the Prologue to my book, Cold Rock. You can read it here and offer any feedback you like. Warning: I know that many of my friends have experienced a loss recently, and this prologue may be tough to read, as it deals with the [...]
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