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 beenContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: One Chapter Ends; Another is in the Wings”

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, andContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: Revising ‘Reunion’ – Why I Bother*”

On Writing and Storytelling, or: How I Spent My Friday Afternoon – Revising, Rewriting, and Re-Publishing ‘Reunion’


“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ― Louis L’Amour Today I spent several hours revising – first on Word, then on Kindle Create – my short story Reunion, which I originally wrote in 1998 but waited 20 years till I could self-publish through Amazon’s CreateSpaceContinue reading “On Writing and Storytelling, or: How I Spent My Friday Afternoon – Revising, Rewriting, and Re-Publishing ‘Reunion’”