Editing Relief
The first third of Gold Hill (working title) was a mess. Out of sequence, out of time, untransitioned, and just plain messy.
I liked the individual scenes well enough, but their relationships to each other left me with my head in my hands asking if I really could write at all.
They were so disorganized my overwhelming [...]
Finding Themes in Fiction
I’ve had the opportunity to really think about the characters I’ve worked with the past 12 months. I’m always interested in the themes that come out in a writer’s work, my own included. Writing is, at least for me, a form of therapy after all.
I was able to identify several common themes in the lives [...]
The Irony of Fictional Characters
Have you experienced the same irony of characters that I have? When you want one, or at least want the one you’ve got to be…well, more than they are…it seems characters can be hard to find. On the other hand, if you’re writing hard or working on another project or even just trying to sleep, [...]
Inspiration – Rusty Money
I count money as part of my day job. A few weeks ago I ran across a ten dollar bill that was stained with rust. The red and orange coloration ran up the bill in the creases and lay across the bottom, as if it had wicked up the color from rusty water.
Oh, how frustrating [...]
Bad Writer. BAD
I’ve learned a few things in the time I’ve been writing with intention. One of those things is to write every day no matter what. This is especially important to me in the middle of anything longer than a short story.
I didn’t write for three days. Of course it was harder to get back into [...]
