Cycling

The Journal, Sunday, 9/3

Hey Folks, I read the story I just finished to my wife yesterday, but she didn’t quite get the ending. I said, “Would it help if I had mentioned perfume” in a particular place in the story? She said it would. That was the one clue that was missing. This was an interesting story for me. It appears to be very convoluted, but really there are only two major scenes. And you can tell I’ve been reading a lot of Hemingway recently. This story is very detailed and very strange. (grin) So I added the bit about perfume this morning. … Read more

The Journal, Wednesday, 8/2

Hey Folks, There is a LOT of good information in “Of Interest” below. Be sure to check it out. A couple of days ago I announced here (to my friends) that I had another request for one of my books for a bundle. It happened again yesterday after I filed the Journal for the day. Too cool! And then today, I received requests to include three more of my books in bundles. WAY cool! (grin) By February, I’ll have books in Dystopia (current, A Rough New World); Guns of the West (current, No Kind’a Time and “A Turning Point for … Read more

The Journal, Monday, 7/31

Hey Folks, The Last Day of July! Woohoo! Today I’ll finish my 26th novel. With any luck, I’ll begin the 27th. Well, I might wait until August 1 just to be honest about it. Today, and Writing Headed out to the Hovel at around 10. Struggling a little as I head for the end game on this one. The characters tossed up one more twist. Very weird. So I wrote awhile, then cycled back through almost the whole book to make sure everything fit. Then I wrote some more, cycled back some more, and wrote some more. Well, I found … Read more

The Journal, Wednesday, 7/26

Hey Folks, Had a very nice email last night and this morning from a reader and writer about a story I wrote. Frankly, I don’t remember the story, though I recognized the title. She wrote with a question, but was also kind enough to say the story had “amazing detail” and was “an amazing example of pacing.” Who knew? It was a great compliment and a total score. (grin) Anyway, we’ll visit two more uncles today, then are considering having supper with another before heading back home. We miss our 4-legged babies. We’re also considering staying one more night since … Read more

The Journal, Sunday, 7/23

Hey Folks, Well, my kitten is all right. I won’t go into details, but my wife and I considered putting off our trip (with nonrefundable hotel stays already paid for) to stay here with her. Thanks to my bride for considering doing that. (She brought the subject up.) I’m always torn when I (or we) leave. It’s better for Bit and the other two babies to stay here in familiar surroundings. But it’s always difficult on me, being away from her for any length of time. I’ve never been quite selfish enough to take her with me, but I’ve been … Read more