Monthly Archives: January 2012

Emotionally Right/Wrong

You can plan out a novel or short story as much as you want. Some people use elaborate outlines, plot character arcs and development, devise color-coded index cards to document chapters and scenes, etc. (And for the record: I don’t … Continue reading

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The blog Of Random capitalization

I think I’ve mentioned The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks a couple of times. Yesterday I was at Burger King (yes, sadly) with my kids and I had an idea for something similar: The Blog of Random Capitalization. This would … Continue reading

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The Rat-Eye Dark

There a few books that I’ll randomly pick up and read a page or two of, then quickly move on. I’ll do it for inspiration. Or because I’m in one of those restless reading moods.Underworld, by Don DeLillo, is one … Continue reading

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Freeway Lit

The new year is underway. It has happened. Not a lot to report. I’m working on my novel. Staying focused. Making progress. Here’s a passage I was working on today. It’s from the point of view of one of the … Continue reading

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