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New Show On Deck (Pun Intended)
November 1st marks the first, no-holds-barred re-emergence to the stage for me since the Spring of 2021. The last set of shows I had, it was 113-degrees, the black-box theater had an exclusive hold on swamp-cooling, and the infernal roar … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Card Tricks, Entertainment, Writing
Tagged Card magic, Charles Dickens, Christmas carol, magic
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Okay, Maybe I Have to Re-Write (and how my habit of trolling may get me published)
Today is the day that I stare into the narcolepsy-inducing abyss of needing to re-write my book. The main reason is simply because the next phase will me more laborious than the actual creative process– and this has to do … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Blogging, Mark Twain, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writer's block, writing
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Re-writing Is for Suckers
Actually having finished a rough draft of an entire book is a shock to the system for me. I talked all kinds of smack about it five years ago. I had all kinds of MS-13-level bravado about it. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Writing
Tagged novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writing
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. . . and my book is finished.
37 days from the start of this ridiculous, Iditarod-level lunacy. 47, 000 words, with at least another five waiting in elaborative revisionary addenda to concepts and scenes I refused to bog down in the initial process. Rewrite is next. Probably … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Novel writing, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged books, novel writing, publicity, publishing, Self publishing, writing, young adult fiction
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Parables.
I’ve been headlong into a renaissance dip about codes and ciphers lately. I’ve gone on about this fascination numerous times on this platform, but now it’s simply become research for a book–for now. A friend of mine gifted me with … Continue reading
Posted in ciphers, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged bethel, codes, dan brown, Mystery, parables, wonder
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Jim Carrey, and the The Clutch That Is Killing Us
In the process of writing a book that draws from my own childhood experiences, I’ve been forced to try to relive the technical and informational limitations that define well over half the reason it’s worth using as the setting/plot/backdrop of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Faith, Social media, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Cable Guy, COVID, Jim carrey, Social media, televsion
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Yes, Minister: The Five Standard Excuses
One of my father‘s influences, was for him to constantly eschew network television in favor of PBS. of course, this is before PBS became the current PBS. This, would be where I’d discover Monty Python, Is There A Doctor In … Continue reading
How in the world am I supposed to concentrate on writing my book, when Josh Gates still has a job?
Take a look at this man. I am holding him responsible for a momentary hiccup in my creative process. And by that I mean 100 percent to blame for the fact that the only writing I’m going to accomplish tonight is … Continue reading
Posted in documentaries, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged byron, channel, discovery, expedition, gates, goonies, josh, preiss, secret, treasure, unknown
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Chapter 1–The Mural
The mural had become a part of the background noise. Elementary schools nearly always have murals, and this one was no different. Oak Valley Elementary School’s mural was a known quantity–an accepted part of the historical record. Painted in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Novel writing, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged book, books, novel, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writing
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Whoa. Seven chapters in already? Must be a stroke.
I’ve spent considerable time on this blog, not only writing a fulsome, scurvy heap of odd things, like this long-form essay about Billy Squier’s meteoric fall from musical grace, and use it basically try to foment discord, distrust, and division … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogging advice, Novel writing, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged book, books, bucket list, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writer's block, writing
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Master Of None 