“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 Yea
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 →
“An Ode to Lost Jigsaw Pieces” … or, Just My Imagination
You deserve a break this month. A break from me and all my whining. Perhaps a break from my cryptic updates about “the Keddie book.” Welp, I’m here to give it to you. You’re welcome. This summer isn’t what I’d … Continue reading →
“We’re Writing History” … or, Runaway Train
It’s coming together. Well, in a way. I’d love to be where I need to be at this point. I’m not. But if writing were a train, I’d be on the locomotive eyeballing that dim light at far the end … Continue reading →
“I’m In a Hurry to Get Things Done” … or, Break My Stride
For the love of Pete. Seriously. I guess it just goes to illustrate the idiom of “… the best laid plans.” As I’ve been whining about for months now, I have a deadline. A firm deadline. Well, mostly firm. The … Continue reading →