Posts under ‘writing’

I know many people who state they have written a book. Hell, I’m working on one myself. But I only know of three who have taken it beyond just writing. They have gone through the painful editing process and navigated the world of self-publishing. A few years ago, Scott Gallant (aka Double As) published a [...]

Dear various BMWs, Escalades, Lexuses (Lexi?), and Mercedes that I saw on my drive home last night; You really are gorgeous pieces of machinery, with sleek, lovely curves that enable you to carve through the wind so sweetly. It’s such a pity that you are likely going to end up as crumpled metal and shards [...]

This is an old piece that I dug out for writing class last night. I liked the concept of describing a photo not taken (credit to Unphotographable.com), and while it still seems a bit contrived, it’s better than it was two and a half years ago when I first wrote it. ********** In this photograph [...]

the one thing i like about my writing group is that I get weekly feedback on my stories from several people with a variety of perspectives. This is good; I need to remember that not everyone gets the Spanish Inquisition or Marvin the Paranoid Android references. Sometimes though, the feedback process falls apart. For one reason and [...]

Hey, there is a new issue of Truckin’ out. And I’m in it! ********** 1. Lovers’ Whirlwind by Paul McGuire I don’t know if you want to know the real answer. You’re a new arrival. It’s not proper to ask all these questions on your first day. The real answers are not important… More 2. The Dog Lover by Sigge [...]

Good gravy, I am tired. Yet invigorated at the same time. I was going to take a pass on this writing class since things are a bit tight financially but I am glad I didn’t. I get to hang out with some interesting people and meet the interesting characters they are making up. It’s making [...]

~ I haven’t posted much lately. ~ How come? ~ I just don’t feel that I have anything interesting to say. ~ Like that’s stopping anyone else. ~ Good point. ********** So here I am, laying in bed trying to get comfortable. My back didn’t like something about how I turned the shower on this morning, and [...]

When I was a kid, I thought magic was all around me. The signs were all there, even though I did not know how to interpret them. The shape of the summer clouds, the cries of the crows in autumn, the drift of the snow, the way the tulips unfurled, these all held great portents. [...]

November is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). November is also NaKniSweMo (National Sweater Knitting Month) and NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). But I’ll bet you didn’t know it was also KaHaAsMo (Kat’s Half-Assed Month, no link available). Yep, once again I had grand intentions for November, and once again things did not pan out quite as I [...]