Tag Archives: Self publishing
Exercise: The six-word horror story
A while back, I saw a favorite blogger of mine–someone who does what’s called an “overnight thread” make a brief pass at this subject. It was an exercise such as this one in which a full story arc can be … Continue reading
This momentum thing can get addicting (Oh, and WHAT ABOUT posting one’s work to the blog?)
All right. Seems like trying to pinch the germ of an idea out of one’s cerebral petrie dish is the hard part. I’m already a chapter in to my work. For me–THIS is the comparative cakewalk. Those that have been … Continue reading
And . . . book . . . STARTED!
A couple of posts ago, I stated that I had the idea for a non-fiction book–to wit: An academic satire; a good-natured Manchurian bloodletting of a humorless subject–but one in which I repair most of the wounds at the end. … Continue reading
And another book idea has hit me
So the other day, I was listening to a couple of morning guys in the Northern California area, Armstrong & Getty. Being that they’re on the radio, I can never seem to mentally parse which one is saying what, but … Continue reading
Four blurbs you’ll never read anywhere else
I simply have to thank Lynette Noni for bringing the following legendary exercise in pith and summation back to the front of my mind. Little did Rick Polito know in 1998 that his witty rundown of classic movie lore would be … Continue reading
Step Number Five: Wait.
I promise that this blog will eventually become something other than a syncopatedly pathetic drip of information concerning the journey of ONE measly little article. Now comes the whole “naked in front of the doctor AND my wife” sort of … Continue reading
Step Number Four: Actually WRITE the confounded piece
I should have guessed that some kind of cerebral embolism was going to hit me the minute I realized my writing would be up for active evaluation. “Be yourself,” my wife says. “That’s the part I’m afraid they’ll hate,” I … Continue reading
How in THE WORLD am I supposed to write in Starbucks, when the monk behind me is using an iPad?
I have this swirling, pessimistic algorithm I use. It’s called the “bail of hay” theory. In summation: I’m driving a convertible along Route 66 Overhead, a C-130 drops a bail of hay from altitude. Said bail of hay’s trajectory meets … Continue reading
Step number three: magazine article idea accepted
In the next day or so, I’ll explain the completely serendipitous coincidence between me using the ’67 pyromaniacal Hendrix episode as the launchpad for my own life-changes and the fact that I spent the night sleeping on that very stage … Continue reading
Step Number two: Come up with an idea. Um, NOW might be helpful.
I had no intention of posting a follow up to the “possibly getting published” post from the other day. But then I realized. I’ve been writing for different things for years. I’ve been published in things that saw regionally-limited circulation. … Continue reading
Master Of None 