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WOW! What a productive and creative week! “Yeah? SWEET! What’s your phenomenal word count?” You ask? Somewhere between one and two thousand. I know, not too impressive for a full-time writer. Especially for one that just took a week or two off! Well, after the time off (and then my frantic effort to get back to the grind) I’ve finally made it back to my normal level of productivity. In last week’s #ThursdayWriteUp I mentioned that I had started a new project that I was keeping secret for now. To clear things up, there are actually a few small projects and a couple of big ones. Of those, only a couple are slotted to become books. The others? Um… if I told you they wouldn’t be secret, would they? Suffice it to say that I’ve reevaluated my current efforts and have decided to revive some of my recently neglected skills, talents and passions to inspire and support my work. If you know me personally, you’ve probably got a pretty good idea of what I’m getting into here. … Continue reading →

I almost skipped my #ThursdayWriteUp two weeks ago because I had spent much of the week on things other than writing. I did spend some of that time writing, but mostly things other than my “official” projects. A little poetry, a few songs and some less than creative but necessary scribbling and figuring to keep my life in balance outside of the artistic realm. So what happened to last week’s #ThursdayWriteUp? Well, during my little break I spent some time thinking about my normal writing schedule and realized that most of the things that were distracting me were not things like finances, yard work, home repairs or the desire to take some “me time”. Care to take a guess what took first place in that contest? Time’s up. And the winner is: My writing schedule. Okay, probably not the schedule itself, but that it was a little vague and lacked structure where priority and limits were concerned. I’m still working on it but, to give you an idea of how it’s worked for me that last couple … Continue reading →

I almost decided to skip this week’s #ThursdayWriteUp post since I’ve been so busy getting back into the swing of things after taking a short break. Obviously, I’ve changed my mind but I still have a busy day ahead so it’s going to be a short one. Enjoy it while you can because Winter’s coming and I get pretty long-winded when I’m cooped up for long periods of time. 😉 My creative progress this week: Two days spent primarily working on my music (including a performance at a little place while I was on the road Monday and Tuesday). A handful of new ideas scribbled in my note pad. Some for current projects, some for possible future works. Re-read what I have so far for my two primary writing efforts, “Boots” and “Bodies”, which produced a list of new ideas for both. Tapped out a small collection of snippets that will most likely be finished as songs or, if the music doesn’t come, poetry. Increased my total word count for my fiction efforts by a few thousand. … Continue reading →

“In order to write about life first you must live it.” ― Ernest Hemingway Happy Thursday everyone! I’m finally done with hotel coffee for a bit! After traversing six states over the last couple of weeks, I’ve finally made it back to my own coffee pot. I’m not sure what they think you’re suppose to do with just one little teabag sized coffee pouch in hotel rooms but thankfully housekeeping was kind enough to give up a few extra per day. And that concludes my list of positive things to say about the hotels on this trip. I’ll refrain from a full hotel review on this post but, since I brought it up, I’ll give you a short version. Now, I’m not one to stay in “fancy” hotels but I definitely try to book rooms in places that at least offer the benefits, conveniences and hospitality that keep a place from being called a MOtel. Sadly, these places were barely fit for either name. To keep from turning this into a rant I’ll just give you a … Continue reading →

What I said last week: “I will be back to a normal writing schedule next week.” Two things wrong with that: 1. The road doesn’t afford a “normal” schedule for anything. 2. The words “back to a” shouldn’t be in that statement because that would be saying that I actually had a “normal” writing schedule at one point in my life. That said, here’s what I’ve been up to this week: The weekend was primarily spent trying to gain ground on non-writing commitments that have suffered because of travel, holidays and my fight against a healthy BMI. Even so, I was able to tap out a few more bullet points for “Bodies” and spent a fair amount of time staring at the wall rethinking some of the early chapters of “Boots”. In between those moments I prepared for some time on the road. Now, I could blame my failure to reach my 12,000 word goal this week on the fact that I forgot to bring the little plastic zipper bag of real coffee to replace whatever it … Continue reading →

Ah, what a week! Since Thursdays are my “Friday” normally, my #ThursdayWriteUp week began with a holiday. To the point, I didn’t work over the weekend. Not to say that I didn’t write. I just didn’t hold myself to hard expectations. I celebrated Labor Day by ignoring my white board, calendar, bullet lists and the little scraps of paper that take up the remaining 90% of my organizational toolbox. I boycotted structure and professional obedience. I allowed only artistic inspiration to lead me to the keyboard. Yep, I lounged on the couch, watched movies, and ate bad food for a couple of days. Don’t worry, I remembered to feed the cat. I was also able to take a few minutes to finish Rayne Hall’s (@RayneHall) “Six Scary Tales”. Expect a post about my thoughts on it in the near future (HINT: Buy it now.), but for now all I have to say is that Rayne definitely has a dark side. I’ll be starting the second book in that series in the next week or so. Amazingly, through … Continue reading →