On Writing & Storytelling: If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be ‘Make Revisions Day’


“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, May 24, 2023. It’s still cool outside on this late spring day (75°F/24°C) under partly sunny,Continue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be ‘Make Revisions Day’”

On Writing & Storytelling: The Third Chapter is ‘In the Can’ (at Least in First Draft Mode) – So, We’ll Meet Again…Tomorrow


Hi, everyone. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. I just finished the fifth and final scene of the third chapter of The New Story, and as soon as I finish this post, I am taking the rest of the day off from writing. I’m tired; not only did IContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: The Third Chapter is ‘In the Can’ (at Least in First Draft Mode) – So, We’ll Meet Again…Tomorrow”

On Writing & Storytelling: A Slow Start Morphs into a Writing Marathon – and I Have the Strained Eyes to Prove It!


Wednesday, April 26, 2023 SITREP “Tell the story that’s been growing in your heart, the characters you can’t keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.” ― Jennifer Weiner It’s late evening on Wednesday, AprilContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: A Slow Start Morphs into a Writing Marathon – and I Have the Strained Eyes to Prove It!”

Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, April 23, 2023, or, Weekend Update, Part the Second


You put the ‘Sun’ into my day. Happy Sunday! ― Anthony T. Hincks It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on a quiet, cool-but-warming-up Sunday, April 23, 2023. I wanted to sleep at least until 8; I went to bed way past midnight (I didn’t go to the kitchen to check the time before IContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, April 23, 2023, or, Weekend Update, Part the Second”

Writing & Storytelling: After a Rough Start, I’m Finally Starting Project X: A New Story Coming Soon…*


* Just don’t ask me to define “Soon.” Well, Dear Reader, it’s official. Yesterday afternoon, despite feeling foggy-brained from lack of sleep and no small amount of writer’s jitters, I tapped out the first 400 words of the new story – Project X, so-called. (Of course, that’s not the real title. Not even close.) SinceContinue reading “Writing & Storytelling: After a Rough Start, I’m Finally Starting Project X: A New Story Coming Soon…*”