Tag Archives: books
I’ll shank a fool before I self-publish
This writing process thing–and by that I mean the fiction/novel crucible, is a bit daunting. When I started out thinking I was going to use this “down time” to write a book, I first went into Barnes & Noble, and started … Continue reading
. . . 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
15,000 words in
To my novel. My guess is, rough draft is done in 30 days.
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
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
A few of you might remember–I was intending to write a book
I have had basically three books in me that I’ve wanted to write: 1. One of them involves the Founding Fathers. 2. One of them involves blues legend Robert Johnson. 3. One of them involves a ragamuffin band of childhood … Continue reading
VLOG: Loitering Around McCloud
At the outset, I’d like to apologize for the over modulated music at the beginning. I’m too lazy to fix it.
Join me on Goodreads
So I joined the Goodreads community. Quite simply, it’s like a Pinterest community that compiles the books we’ve read, are currently reading, and want to read. It comes off with an appearance like the Amazon site, with the reviews and … Continue reading
Coming up Monday
I don’t thing I’m ever going to get over the anticipatory coolness of that phrase. Besides, the dullness, and phlegmatic nature of the weekend begs for something of intrigue. Which I intend to do. First of all, I’ll remind you … Continue reading
What does it mean
When the book you’re reading telling you “how to get a book published” is the only book the author OF THAT book has in print?
Master Of None 