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Hawks Enjoy Keith Jarrett

The Wild continues to surprise us. Case in point, this spry young fellow you see here, as yet unnamed. We suspect he’s one of Glaxus‘ kin but so far he’s been very, very quiet. Perhaps he’s hunting wabbits (and if you don’t get the reference, don’t worry). Doubtful it’d be rabbits in undergrowth that dense. … Continue reading "Hawks Enjoy Keith Jarrett"

Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 2

My first rumination can be found at Ruminations Part I – “Your eyes are completely healed” My second at Ruminations Part 2 – Numbers lead to informed decisions Rumination Part 3-1 is Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 1 I learn. Usually about myself, and every day. Case in point, What I learned about … Continue reading "Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 2"

Search Chapter 11 – Friday, 18 January 1974

Search is loosely based on a real incident. The incident remains, the story is greatly different. Enjoy. And remember, it’s still a work in progress. These chapters are rough drafts. I completed a rough draft of the entire novel on 1 June 2021, ~ 8:30pmET. It’s ~103k words, 42 chapters. I mention in earlier posts … Continue reading "Search Chapter 11 – Friday, 18 January 1974"

Glaxus the Hawk

One day we were blessed with a small hawk in our yard. Hawks visit us often as we have many bird feeders, many bird feeders bring many birds and other seed eaters (chipmunk, squirrel, the occasional neighbor, …), and much prey brings predators, hence hawks (among others) I did not know this hawk’s name when … Continue reading "Glaxus the Hawk"

Flashback as Story Frame

I wrote about using one-line story summaries to craft craft better stories in Using One-Line Summaries to Write Better Stories. The next question is “How does the story come together on the page?” Note: we’re continuing with the work we did in Using One-Line Summaries to Write Better Stories. Give the reader a reason to … Continue reading "Flashback as Story Frame"

Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 1

The ambiguously unidentifiable individual of non-specific ethnic persuasion drove up in a vehicle demonstrative of no specific class or financial status. Exiting their vehicle, they partook in an activity anyone of any belief system would partake in.In a vertically challenged metaphoric way, they were boring as hell.However, their PCness exuded from their ambiguously tinted and … Continue reading "Ruminations Part 3 – Sensitivity Readers, Part 1"

Search Chapter 10 – Thursday, 17 January 1974

Search is loosely based on a real incident. The incident remains, the story is greatly different. Enjoy. And remember, it’s still a work in progress. These chapters are rough drafts. I’ve completed thirty chapters so far and it seems I’ll complete the novel this time. We’ll see. Read Search Chapter 9   Search Chapter 10 … Continue reading "Search Chapter 10 – Thursday, 17 January 1974"

Opossums Love OBach

What can be more wonderful than dining out on freshly offered seeds? Why, dining out on freshly offered seeds while listening to Glenn Gould play OBach, of course. So says Ogilvie the Opossum Sometimes I encounter people who say Gould wasn’t that good. I smile, nod, and walk away. If I dare, if the individual … Continue reading "Opossums Love OBach"

Using One-Line Summaries to Write Better Stories

Sometimes a story, scene, or chapter isn’t working as you wish. Sometimes a completed story doesn’t have the oomph! you want it to have. Here’s a suggestion for getting your story, scene, or chapter working as it should. Write a one-line summary that tells your story Let’s say (for example purposes) we’re working with a … Continue reading "Using One-Line Summaries to Write Better Stories"

Ruminations Part 2 – Numbers lead to informed decisions

This is my second rumination on writing, the writing business, and how they intersect with my life. I started with Ruminations Part I – “Your eyes are completely healed”. I almost entitled this part “Can you just tell me the g**d*** f***ing truth?” A fellow author sent me a link to a zoom meeting a … Continue reading "Ruminations Part 2 – Numbers lead to informed decisions"