Writer, Dabbler In Things
I like coming across new words in the material I read. While it can get a bit tiring at times to have to look up, say, a few words a page (*clears throat loudly and looks pointedly at Lovecraft*), it’s always good to learn new things, and words are included. What I don’t like is … Read more
I’ve written previously about the importance of finishing projects you start. It’s something I finally got around to committing to way too late in life, which led to decades of untold numbers of just-started or half-finished stories and scripts in my wake. But the flipside to that is the importance of knowing when a project … Read more
When I went to get the snow tires swapped out at the dealership today, I was told that there were already a few people waiting inside, and so for the sixty to ninety minutes it would take to do the swap, it would be best if I… well… went somewhere/anywhere else, is what the maintenance … Read more
I use Gmail, and have for maybe a couple of decades, or whenever it became common enough that its initial, exclusive invite-only clique had run its course and the “in-people” had a ton of invites they could just throw around freely. And it’s been good, for the most part. It’s pretty intuitive and lets me … Read more
My wife and I were a bit surprised when our daughter announced after school this past Friday that it was National Day of Unplugging between Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 6pm. So said her principal among that morning’s announcements, anyway. The point of the Day is to get people off their electronic devices and … Read more
I’m a sucker for books. My wife foolishly still leaves me unattended in book stores sometimes, and the result is almost always me ending up with a book or two (or… okay, three) for the kiddo, plus maybe one for her and one for myself. And while I’ve written previously about preferring physical books to … Read more
I’m like most writers I’ve heard of, in that I can’t get enough stationery. Yes, I’d love new index cards or a notebook or pencils or pens, thanks. And no, I don’t care how many of all of those I already have. The look of new paper, the feel and potential of those pages and … Read more
I was recently struck with an idea for a fantasy story, almost more of a fairytale, that had some dark elements to it. Not Tim Burton dark, but definitely with some heavier overtones. I started brainstorming on it, jotting ideas in my notebook, and pretty soon realized that it had solid potential for being a … Read more
It’s been far too long in coming, but hopefully in short order, this website will not only be live (it actually is now, though no one’s checking it out because I haven’t declared it as active yet, but when I do, boy, howdy, people by the half dozen will come a-runnin’!), but will also look … Read more
Yes, Happy New Year, as this is the first, if belated, post of 2020. For anyone wondering, I have four resolutions for the year, which seems a reasonable amount. In no particular order: Shop Around At Least One Book For PublishingThis one is a biggie for me, what with never having done anything like it … Read more