Archive for August, 2007

A Master at the Art of Time Suckage

Spent today working on my plot summary & summary outline for the book.  Although I’ve been working on it throughout the summer, the 30-Day method is really helping me keep things in order.  Having specific daily goals are helpful, especially when I have a tendency to get sucked into...

Starry-eyed

After my workout, I sat outside.  It made me miss having an actual yard (or living closer to ground level).  You can't hear the crickets from the 32nd floor.  You can't smell the deep, dank earth on cool nights like I could tonight.  I should go sit down there...

Legacy

Working on my latest story tonight (about sinister small town rituals) I had a funny thought. My grandmother was also a writer, and many of her stories were about small town life, too.  The only difference is hers were more poignant, definitely with a literary feel to them, whereas...