I'm setting this weekend aside to finish my short story "White Hawk". The weather isn't supposed to be too bad, either, so maybe I'll do a bit out on the deck. I'm going to meet this goal. Flame on!
Contracts and Coffee Mugs, Oh My!
Today I met my writing buddy and did three pages on "White Hawk" which maybe isn't a lot but it was a good three pages. I see the story even clearer than I did before. Many of the previous Haxan stories ran about 7k. This one looks to be a mite shorter which is always helpful for marketing. …
From Little Imps Do Great Ogres Grow
You know how it is. You have a little edit suggested to you by someone you trust but it's not much so you figure "Fug it, I'll do it later." And then someone else gives you some other advice on a completely different story and you know they're right, but it won't take very long …
White Hawk
"I walked between the bodies. Everyone was dead. Horses, dogs, men." Got three pages under my belt today at the coffee shop. Feels like a solid start. Welcome to Haxan!
What Writing Is, Charlie Brown
I know your life is chaos right now. I know that and you know that. But sometimes you have to be a right bastard if you ever want to write. Sometimes you have to shove other people out of the way and make room for yourself so you can write. It's not a nice thing to think …
Man, is there ever some nasty stuff swimming around in the River Styx
Finished the story. Done done. I'm glad and relieved. Now it's in the hands of my first readers and I can concentrate on a new story. Yep. We're going back to Haxan. Someone asked me what the new Haxan story will be about. I gave my standard reply: "Oh, probably guns and wind and dust." Then …
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Rewrite News….
The rewrite/edit for "Styx" went much better than I thought it would. One more pass and I should be done. I'm pretty happy with the way this story turned out. It's a relief. One more pass, two at the most, and this story will be done. Even better I can start thinking/planning/working on a new story …
Writing Angst
I mentioned before I have some old stories in my trunk that I've pretty much put aside because I'm mainly working on new stuff now. I'm doing that for a lot of reasons, mostly because I think it's the right thing to do. Many of those stories are tapped out and I think I've moved on both stylistically …
Edit Done
Finished the last edit for "Till Death Do Us Part" and I'll send it out when I hear back from my first readers. Not much else on the writing front to report. I'm still sifting through story ideas for my next project and of course I've got the rewrite for "Styx" circling me like a hungry …
Mice and Writers
Not much to report today which doesn't mean I didn't have a good day. Because I did. I had a friend over and we did lunch. It was fun. Talked about writing and watched part of an old movie on TCM. Talked about writing some more. Who says the life of a writer isn't interesting? Tomorrow …
“Fishing the Styx”
I finished the new story and it's a big relief off my shoulders. This is one of the most difficult stories I've ever written. I think it's good, I think it might sell, but it was a tough one to write. It could have gone either way: delve into comedy or be stuck in an …
Another Day
I've been struggling with a lot of things lately, some of them personal but most of them related to my writing. I go through dark periods like this every once in a while, but I think I'm starting to come out of this one. It's just that I don't always think I have enough to …
The “Me” Update
Busy today, but I got more writing done on the new story and have about nine pages total. Not bad. This might be a decent story if I can pull it off. Tricky, though. I'll get up early tomorrow morning and head out for New Mexico. I'm really looking forward to this trip for a lot …
Story and Voice
I did three pages on the Styx story this morning. It's coming along. More importantly I think I've found my voice for the story. I was missing that, too. It's still a bear, though. Getting ready and psyched for the upcoming trip to New Mexico.
Thinking It Through
Today I woke up at 3:30 a.m. and the first thing that popped into my mind was the story I'm working on. You see, it's been worrying me. And I knew if I was waking up that fuggin' early then there was something seriously wrong with the story as I envisioned it and had so …
A Good Start
I found the beginning I needed (no, the beginning the story needed) and wrote 2300 words this afternoon and tonight. I feel good about the progress I have made so far. I think it's a good start. A very good start. And if I don't fuck this up it might be kinda good. At least I'm past …
“Fishing the Styx”
"Hell isn't a gated community like heaven. Everyone is welcome here."
Idea For My New Short Story
This is yet another blog which mirrors my main site at kmarkhoover.livejournal.com except while that blog talks about both politics, family, and writing, this will concentrate only on writing. It's just another platform for me to get my name out there. My next story will have the working title "Fishing the Styx". I've made notes …
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