2Sep 20227 Sep 2023

Update on My Novel #37

It’s been a while since I have posted, just over three months to be exact, and as one might imagine,…

Revising The Storm #48

Two weeks ago, I gave an update on my novel, after which I shifted to doing some work on my…

Update on My Novel #36

Two-and-a-half weeks ago I stated that I was scaling down this blog and giving my attention to my novel and…

The Salt Worms: Part Nine

27 Oct 202130 Dec 2021

"GET OFF OF ME!" Nathan roared. "GET OFF!" "Let go of the pellets!" one of the Elders shouted, gripping Nathan's wrist and slamming his clenched fist against the ground. Nathan…

Pay the Price

25 Oct 202110 Nov 2021

Committed) The 2006 film The Prestige is about 19th-century magical performers, Alfred Borden and Robert Angier, who will go to any lengths for their art. At the beginning of the…

Improving Technique

Revising The Storm- Week 25

22 Oct 202114 Dec 2021

Well, here we are at the end of the third draft. I'm anxious to wrap this iteration up and take the whole thing in from beginning to end. I do…

The Salt Worms: Part Eight

20 Oct 202130 Dec 2021

Nathan made one more look up and down the table, but absolutely no one was willing to meet his gaze. "Well..." he said softly. "Alright then. I guess there's no…

The Shattered Protagonist

18 Oct 20214 Nov 2021

Arabian Mishaps) In the Disney animated film Aladdin, our protagonist is a lowly street thief who dreams of a better life. From the very beginning he speaks longingly of having…

Improving Technique

Revising The Storm- Week 24

15 Oct 202114 Dec 2021

I've been sharing my work on this story with a writer's group and getting some feedback from them. They've helped me to see the need for more variety in my…

The Salt Worms: Part Seven

13 Oct 202130 Dec 2021

"Hey, come back here," Manny had said. "What?" Nathan asked. "We need to talk." "Can it wait." A long pause. "No." Samuel Iverson shifted in his chair, interrupting Nathan's memory.…

Who Even Are You?

11 Oct 202110 Nov 2021

The Mysterious Man) The 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film Suspicion was a bit of a surprise to its audiences. Its main star, Cary Grant, was known for always playing a heroic…

Improving Technique

Revising The Storm- Week 23

8 Oct 202114 Dec 2021

Not quite to the final act of the story, but getting very near. Today's effort ought to bring us to the moment just before the story's climax, and then we'll…