“Somebody’s Watching Me”… or, Who Can It Be Now?
Who had paranoia on their bingo card? Since last month’s Musings, a lot has happened on the book front. Weird things. Unbelievable things. Disappointing things. Frightening things. Things that seem so impossible, I have to double back and trace their … Continue reading →
“How Soon is Now?”… or, Tomorrow Never Knows
They say all good things come to an end. For me, that time is now. No, nothing dramatic. It’s just the conclusion of the hiatus I’ve taken between finishing my most recent manuscript and the beginning of the first-pass edit, … Continue reading →
“Four Out of Five”… or, Bad Reviews
This month, while still enjoying the pre-edit period following the completion of Cabin 28, I’m going to tackle with as much grace and tact as I can muster the most uncomfortable topic authors grapple with: reviews. It’s a delicate matter. … Continue reading →
“If This Is It”… or, Stop, Think Again
Any intellectually honest writer will face moments where they have to admit their work isn’t where it needs to be. A delicate way to say, “Man, this sucks.” These moments are like crossroads. You either give up, or you diagnose … Continue reading →
“Finish Strong”… or, With a Little Help From My Friends
It’s difficult, for some reason, to even say this, but…the book is finished. I never envisioned straying from my usual genre to write something so completely different than what I’m accustomed to. There were many, many times I didn’t think … Continue reading →
“So Much to Say” … or, This Will Be Our Year
In the course of choosing the representative song titles for this month’s blog post, I realized something I never considered before: I may be a closet optimist. Well, maybe a little. In certain things. Still, who knew? A bit of … Continue reading →
“The Gift” … or, Dare You to Move
I received an early Christmas present this year. Two, in fact. My hunch is, they may be related. The first was an unanticipated green light. The other, a thinly disguised threat. Or maybe it wasn’t thinly disguised. To set the … Continue reading →
“Gratitude” … or, I Just Wanna Stop
That’s it. The holidays are officially cancelled. So, my grandson (my only grandson) texted me a couple of weeks ago, asking if he and his girlfriend could come up to visit for Thanksgiving. Around that same time, my granddaughter (not … Continue reading →
“Every Day I Write the Book” … or, Hard Way to Make an Easy Living
I’m not mainlining coffee yet, but I’m close. Like this month’s blog post, I’m way behind schedule. Not for lack of effort, mind you. I was up and onthe phone last night (this morning) until 3 AM talking to one … Continue reading →
“Surrounded” … or, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Greetings from the land of the living. Anyone who follows my monthly blog will notice it’s nearly a week late. Sorry about that. Even as I write this, I’m coughing uncontrollably while awaiting a course of antibiotics to arrive. I … Continue reading →