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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, March 31, 2023, or: What Do You Mean, ‘March is Over’?
All Quiet on the Northwestern Front So, it’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, March 31, 2023. Another week, and another month, and another quarter of a year, have ended. I don’t have much in the way of news; the house in Brandon is still being remodeled and renovated, and since the owner…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Ups and Downs (Mostly Downs) of a Writer’s Working Life
Insomnia Strikes Again! Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, March 27, 2023 – and, man, am I tired! I had yet another one of those Gee, why can’t I go to sleep at a decent hour? nights when, as hard as I tried, I simply couldn’t get comfortable…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Playing Hooky (on a Sunday) from Storytelling
“Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft As I sit here at my writing desk in a house in Lithia, Florida, it is late morning…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Good Stories Come to Those Who Wait
Good Stories Come to Those Who Wait “And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Okay, folks. Listen up. It’s going to be…
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On Writing & Storytelling: One Chapter Ends; Another is in the Wings
The Wait is Over “For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting.” ― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun My package with my copy of the paperback edition of Reunion: A Story arrived just a few minutes ago. I had been…
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On Writing & Storytelling: My Novella’s Second Revised Edition is Available on Amazon!*
* And on Barnes & Noble Online, too! “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison As of 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, March 17, 2023, the second revised edition of my novella Reunion: A Story has been…
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Cover Reveal for Reunion A Story
Originally posted on Leonberger Life: Sometimes I make posts not directly related to Leonberger dogs, especially if I want to promote a good book. Today I am making a cover reveal post for one of the books written by a talented author and an on-line friend by the name Alex Diaz-Granados. New front cover for…
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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,…
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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…
A Certain Point of View, Too 