The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Sometimes, when I sit down and stare at a white blank page, my heart races. I fear the mistakes I’m about to …
Storylife — A process of wrangling submissions
I just mailed off my first story submission since 2009. Most of my submissions are electronic but, dating back to my first …
Less talk, more word count
I need to post a full recap of my Clarion write-a-thon efforts and a thank you to the donors. In the meantime, …
Hard days
I’ve been slogging away, the last few weeks, trying to string together words that make sense. It’s been rough. A nameless ennui …
Week 3: Practice Stories
Another kind of successful week — 3,237 new words, bringing the years total to 10,404. I’m still struggling with revisions. I got …
The best laid intentions, felled by a lack of 3×5″ notecards
When I kicked off the year writing 250 new words a day, I had a plan. A story. An outline, man. I …
Achievements and goals
On the heels of yesterdays post about Booklife and my personal mission statement, I have added My Booklife to the sidebar. From …
In the beginning, there was the Mission Statement
I am horrible with deadlines. In high school I was forced to take a special class on time management because I never …