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Today’s Desk, 11/7

So, what’s going on today? On the desktop: The notebook I took to Viable Paradise, along with the personal recording device I used there. Various notes-to-self. And my fingerless “writing gloves”–I got cold last week. Already!  :-( Today’s Work-in-Progess: Editing short stories. … Continue reading →

Signal Boosting

There’s a new market for short fiction that’s opening up: Lakeside Circus will publish literary short fiction in the speculative genres. The first issue comes out at the end of the month, and if you subscribe early you’ll save $10. … Continue reading →

Cross-Linking

So, this whole post is to cross-link to something that I think is amazing! Here is Sherwood Smith’s writing blog, and an expansion on a talk she gave at VP in 2011, on Process Narration. It’s a useful post, as … Continue reading →

Fall Cranberry Harvest

So, they don’t really do it this way anymore, not for the “good” crops. Only for the tourists, apparently, do they flood the fields to float the cranberries. But it was really gorgeous, no?  Filed under: Personal Life Tagged: inspiration, … Continue reading →

Now for What Others are Saying…

So, you read my spouting off about Viable Paradise. What did my classmates think? Here are links to some of their blogs, where they write about their experiences on the island: Karen G. Anderson C.D. Covington Nadya Duke Michael Johnston … Continue reading →

Viable Paradise XVII

Finally, I am able to make this post. I hope. Because I’m not sure how to put into words everything that Viable Paradise was, and wasn’t. Excuse me if I ramble. Just blame my post-VP “island plague.” Let’s start with … Continue reading →

Recovering

I’m back from Viable Paradise, and it was amazing in so many ways. But I’m also recovering from the nasty cold that got shared at VP, which I contracted the day I traveled home. So, now I’m going for more … Continue reading →

A Fond Week’s Farewell

This is it. Tomorrow, at the crack of dawn (or before it, actually) I’ll be leaving for the train station, beginning the first part of my journey to Viable Paradise XVII. I’m nervous, I’m excited, I’m hoping I haven’t forgotten … Continue reading →

Quote of the Week

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.              .                                     … Continue reading →

Just Another Average Day at the Shore?

This past Saturday afternoon, Asbury Park, NJ, which is close to where I live, hosted a Zombie Walk on the boardwalk in an attempt to win back the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of zombies. (That record stood … Continue reading →