Category: Kindle Create (Publishing App)
-
On Writing & Storytelling: Trials and Tribulations, and Other Issues
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ― Ernest Hemingway I have a confession to make. Sometimes, in my darkest, loneliest, saddest times, I wish I wasn’t a writer. Most of the time, I don’t feel that way. Most of the time, I wake up early,…
-
On Writing & Storytelling: Well, That Didn’t Go So Well….
“It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn’t have something in the first place. I guess that’s what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.” ― Deb Caletti, The Nature of Jade Well, that was a swift kick in the pants! I received…
-
On Writing & Storytelling: Closely Watched Packages – Waiting for My Copy of ‘Reunion’
“Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work’s important, family’s important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You’re cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what’s coming.” ― Nicholas Sparks, Three Weeks with My Brother Today is the day. Today (Wednesday, March 15, 2023) is the day I receive my paperback copy…
-
On Writing & Storytelling: The New, Improved ‘Reunion’ is Complete*
* Now go to Amazon and order a copy! Stat! “Sooner or later every writer evolves his own definition of a story. Mine is: A reflection of life plus beginning and end (life seems not to have either) and a meaning.” ― Mary O’Hara Man, I’m tired. I’ve been awake now – it’s 9:40 AM…
-
On Writing & Storytelling: Revising ‘Reunion’ – Why I Bother*
* Hint: If you want to be considered a professional, you have to put in the effort. “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” – Stephen King It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, March 13, 2023, and…
-
On Writing & Storytelling: The Second Revised Edition of ‘Reunion’ is Live!
A Story Nearly 40 Years in the Making…. “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” – Sue Monk Kidd It’s afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. I’m a bit tired, though; I spent much of yesterday…
A Certain Point of View, Too 