I'm a couple of chapters into the new novel. After I wrote the first chapter I was pretty okay with it. I knew it wasn't perfect but there was enough there for me to feel it was well within my ability to fix. After I went to sleep and looked at it the next morning …
Inanna’s Descent to the Underworld
"From the great heaven she set her mind on the great below. From the great heaven the goddess set her mind on the great below. From the great heaven Inanna set her mind on the great below. My mistress abandoned heaven, abandoned earth, and descended to the underworld. Inanna abandoned heaven, abandoned earth, and descended …
More Pictures from New Orleans
Here are a few more pictures from my week in New Orleans accompanied by descriptions. Hope you enjoy them! 🙂 This was the view of the French Quarter from our 17th floor window. The weather was nice, mostly cloudy which helped with the sun. But the humidity was terrible. It had been a long time …
The Cigar Factory in New Orleans
One of the places I found was the Cigar Factory on Decatur. It was interesting to me as a writer to see how they make the cigars and cure them. The shop was nice and I bought a few cigars and drank black coffee while listening to very loud Caribbean music. I had a good …
Finished Notes for New Novel, Still Hazy on Characterization
I finished the bulk of my notes for the new novel. I like what I have so far. I haven't reconciled the problem of having the story down without a firm grasp of the characters, but I believe I am making progress on that front as well. At any rate I hope I am making …
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Pictures from NOLA
Here are some pictures I took of my trip to New Orleans. This is Maspero's. Good food and $1 daiquiris. The daiquiris are short on liquor but long on taste. We saw many spectacular street bands. I might blog about them more later. Honestly, the music from these men and women on the street was …
WHC and New Orleans Report Winding Down
I've had a good weekend. Did a lot of walking and thinking which for writers are two activities that go well together. Came to a decision about the hobo novel. I am going to start work on this soon. I had an idea of going back to the Cigar Factory on Decatur and writing, but …
WHC and New Orleans Report
Today is my first full day at World Horror Convention. I'll be attending a panel or two on marketing, and I have a reading marked down from one of my friends I want to attend. I cannot seem to upload pictures from this connection. Nothing I can do about it other than wait until I …
World Horror Convention in New Orleans
Made it down here for WHC. I'll pick up my preregistration packet later today. I took pictures but they're not uploading. I'll try again later.
So you want to be a writer? Pro-tip: Always Expect the Unexpected.
Relative to my wail of angst yesterday I am taking another look at a project I started and abandoned last year.* It's a short story about a city undergoing a change between magic and the ascendency of science, and meanwhile there are are very terrible Jack the Ripper-type murders being committed. I didn't want this …
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Two Writing Projects at Once?
I was afraid this might happen. I've been getting ready to work on the hobo novel, but meanwhile I haven't been able to forget the Jack the Ripper dark fantasy I started to work on and then dropped. Now they are both demanding attention. I know some writers can work on more than one thing …
A Writer’s Reach
Slowly getting my ducks lined in a row and will start the new novel soon. I'm looking forward to it. The original idea has stayed with me for some time now so I think it has merit. I've had ideas come and go before, and you come to recognize this as a writer. Not all …
Hoover's Corner 