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Tag Archives: novel writing
Heaven, Hell, and starting rumors for Merle Haggard
If you’ve read the comments sections of this blog as of yet, you’ll see where my good friend and erstwhile co-blogger, Steve, sort of gave me the impetus for a book that is, for all points and purposes–already written. It … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Trolling, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Black Sabbath, Blogging Advice, Merle Haggard, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing
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Trolling my barista friends
Mind you, I have two entire binders chock FULL of this kind of nonsense. There’s something about placing the administrative/H.R. departments of various organizations in a reflexive, compulsory arm-bar–they MUST answer. Whether or not they are in the mood to … Continue reading
Posted in Trolling, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Blogging Advice, bucket list, coffee, Gamesmanship, kopi luak, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, Starbucks
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An odd stage fright with no audience
I just realized something. I’m actually afraid to type the first sentence of the book I have in my head. In fact, I’m a tad freaked out about it, because I don’t have a reluctant writing bone in my body … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Blogging Advice, novel writing, publicity, publishing, Self publishing
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Yelling “fire” in the theater of the mind
About a year ago, I decided that I was going to make a film. Not some knawing, cinematic tapeworm that consumes three, non-refundable hours of your life, like Meet Joe Black, but a short, eleven-minute ride. “It should be easy,” … Continue reading
Posted in Film Making, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Blogging Advice, GoPro, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing
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Billy Squier, and the roadside bomb of helpful advice
One of the prevaricating tightropes I’ve had to maneuver in my life is the problem of exactly how much/what kind of advice to take in a variety of situations. I say this because advice in the infancy phase of one’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Guitar, Music, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Blogging Advice, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing
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Overnight question for readers
When fleshing out YOUR writing processes–what has been that one linchpin–or catalyst that caused you to trudge on through? From where did you draw inspiration? I’m off to bed. See you tomorrow.
Guy Writing Book About Writer’s Block Just Staring At Screen
That would be a great headline. Fortunately, I don’t have that issue very much. Where to begin, however, might a be a bit trickier for me. I do know, I want to employ the oft-used In medias Res bit–that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging Advice, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing
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I’m about ready to go all David Copperfield up in here
One thing I have learned by picking up this blogging thing at full cadence and with a committed-and-purchased web address is this: There are a LOT of us out there. If the attention of the average reader and fellow blogger … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging Advice, David Copperfield, novel writing, publicity, publishing, Self publishing, sleight of hand
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The plot, um … yeah.
So . . . after yesterday’s fulmination about writing, I went to bed completely excited about the plot to my heretofore-abandoned novel. Seems all the requisite absurdities that were missing from my mental blueprints all fell into place while I … Continue reading
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