Writer’s Log, Stardate 2306.7 “When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft After taking an hour-long rest-and-relaxation break before noon, I decided to focus myContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: Today I Edited; Tomorrow…I’ll Write?”
Category Archives: Reunion: A Story
On Writing & Storytelling: SITREP on Tasks Accomplished – and Tasks to be Done
Hi, there! It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. It’s relatively cool outside on this seventh day of the month and seventh day of meteorological summer (traditional summer is still two weeks away); the temperature is 74°/23°C under sunny conditions. This being Florida, it won’t stay this mild for long.Continue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: SITREP on Tasks Accomplished – and Tasks to be Done”
On Writing & Storytelling: Sleepy or Not, I Got Some Editing Done Today
It’s midafternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, one of the pivotal battles of World War II. It’s a hot (86°F/30°C), sunny day outside, but happily there are no rain showers or thunderstorms in the forecast. I’m still sleepy and tired evenContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: Sleepy or Not, I Got Some Editing Done Today”
Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 6, 2023, or: Action This Day…& D-Day Plus 79 Years
Hi, there. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. It’s a cool (71°F/22°C) but rapidly warming morning in the Tampa Bay area, and the forecast for the rest of the day calls for sunny skies and a high of 90°F/32°C) – a reminder that yes, meteorological summer began less thanContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 6, 2023, or: Action This Day…& D-Day Plus 79 Years”
On Writing & Storytelling: If it’s Monday, it Must be ‘Revision Day’….
It’s late evening here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 5, 2023. As I write this, the sun is still above the western horizon; it will set, however, in less than an hour, and soon, night will fall. After I revised the scene where Jim and Marty first started practicing their duet for the SpringContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: If it’s Monday, it Must be ‘Revision Day’….”
On Writing & Storytelling: The Road to Success is a Bit Bumpy
On the Issue of Using “Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)” in Reunion: Coda[1] Hello again, Dear Reader. Well, I finally got a response from Concord Music, the copyright holder to the song “Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)” from West Side Story. It was brief – the rep in question, Georgina, referred me toContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: The Road to Success is a Bit Bumpy”
Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 5, 2023, or: My Sunday Night at the Movies & My Plans for Today
It’s midmorning in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 5, 2023. As I write this, it’s relatively cool outside (69°F/20°C) under clear skies. Since its now early summer and Day 5 of the Atlantic hurricane season, it’s going to be warmer and stickier later; the forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high of 86°F/30°C,Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 5, 2023, or: My Sunday Night at the Movies & My Plans for Today”
Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 4, 2023, or: To Write or Not to Write (on the Novel)….
Hi, there. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 4, 2023. It’s a warm (79°F/26°C) and mostly sunny day in my corner of the Tampa Bay area. It’s going to be hot and humid as the afternoon progresses, though, cos it’s June in the subtropical zone. I have been awake since 4:40Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 4, 2023, or: To Write or Not to Write (on the Novel)….”
On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick, End-of-the-Workweek Update on the Novel
Today’s writing efforts were acceptable. I added 882 words to the manuscript – not the 1K-word goal I was shooting for, but fuck, I’ll take it. 882 words is still three pages of story, is it not? So, yes, my friends, I did as well as I could. I accomplished my mission: finish the sceneContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick, End-of-the-Workweek Update on the Novel”
Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 2, 2023, or: A Writer’s SITREP on The New Story
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 2, 2023. It’s a nice early summer day here in the Tampa Bay area: it’s sunny, warm (76°F/24°C) and clear right now, though it’s going to be cloudy, hot (86°F/29°C) and humid later in the day. Also, the National Hurricane CenterContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 2, 2023, or: A Writer’s SITREP on The New Story”
A Certain Point of View, Too 