Winter has long been used as a literary metaphor for death, or the time before rebirth, or the end of an event. Unfortunately, I must admit that my novel is in the winter stage of its life and there’s nothing I can do to stop it. When I realized that I still didn’t know my [...]
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And So the Seasons Change…
Posted in Creative Writing, Life on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And the plot thickens…
Posted in Creative Writing, tagged novel, plot, start on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Or at the very least, gets written. Sort of. Why, yes, ladies and gentlemen, my book finally has gone from outline to cohesive plot! I mean, of course it always had a plot, but it wasn’t anything to write home about as it was kind of…well…gapey. But! Those gapes, have, for the most part, been [...]
Connect-the-Dots
Posted in Creative Writing, Life, tagged outline, pathetic, tom wolfe on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, nearly five-and-a-half years have passed since I started the story that would eventually become what will eventually become my novel. Five? you ask, eyebrow raised. Why, yes, I reply. Five. I know, not really that long, I explain in an attempt to ingratiate you, but I really was trying. Why, Tom Wolfe took eleven [...]
Think Denk
Posted in Creative Writing, Life, Music, tagged cheese, jeremy denk, piano, trailers on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So, it’s been awhile. My blog’s been thoroughly wished happy birthday for over a month now and while goodness knows I certainly love a party, a month is really quite pushing it. Then again, I recently switched professions and I’m still getting used to the whole “normal people hours” thing. That and being a bit [...]
Triumph!
Posted in Creative Writing on July 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pathetic though this may be, after five rather long years of waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, whining, waiting and waiting, my novel finally has a structure, from beginning to end. [Insert groan here.] Hey, it’s not as easy as it looks! I toyed with it for what seemed like forever and, in true ironic fashion, it [...]
Even More Shameless Self-Promotion
Posted in Creative Writing, Life on May 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
To further hype the buzz surrounding the upcoming podcast The Writer’s Notebook (and yes, it’s coming, we’re just not sure when), I’m going to post the official logo, designed by yours truly and unanimously approved just today. Enjoy–and please let us know what you think.
And Now, A Round of Shameless Self-Promotion
Posted in Creative Writing, Life, Uncategorized on April 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ever heard of a podcast called The Writer’s Notebook? You haven’t? Oh, that’s because it’s not on iTunes or a website yet.
But it will be.
My friend Laura and I happen to be hilarious when we’re together; incidentally, we also happen to be writers. So we thought we’d take these talents and bring them to you, [...]
Why Fountain Pens Will Always Rock No Matter What You Say
Posted in Creative Writing, Uncategorized on March 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Author’s note: this post is dedicated to Sara, who patiently waited far, far too long to receive it.
I’ve always loved writing by hand. Yes, it’s slow and inefficient but there’s just something about looking at a page filled with lines and lines of blue ink, words and paragraphs crossed out, little notes here and there [...]
The Singing Violinist
Posted in Classical Music, Creative Writing on February 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
In the spirit of musical review, I’m also going to do a write-up of Joshua Bell’s new album, Voice of the Violin. I realize this has been out since September but it hadn’t occurred to me to write a review (not to mention this blog wasn’t started until October). And since I mostly talk [...]
Wanted: Timeless Author; Requirements: Obscurity
Posted in Creative Writing on January 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There’s something quite romantic about the image of a writer seated at a handsome mahogany roll-top desk, bent over parchment, the scratch of a quill filling the silence. As a people, I feel that we have lost some of that innocent romance for a more complete truth. Now, the romantic image is of the writer [...]
