I used to do writing updates on Tuesday, when I was in the groove, writing a last sentence every day, drafting and revising. It’s been […]
Morning Writing
I had this beautiful morning of working on writing in the hour before I started work. Unplanned. I had planned to start work an hour […]
Almost There
It’s almost there Like a scratching at the door Like a beautiful sketch beneath the spilled paint Chip, chip away Keep opening the door Invite […]
Early Findings
Dipping my toe into writing research in the 1950s. Early findings. The average weekly income of a teenage boy in the mid-1950s (allowance plus job […]
Writing Update: A lonely sentence
A lonely sentence writing update. My last sentences of the day are sparse lately, but not forever. Sometimes when I get down on myself for […]
Writing Update: For Fun
It’s been a while since I’ve given a writing update, so here it goes. All my plans for writing got derailed. My rough patch this […]
Entry Points
I write free hand today. Notebook to paper. Silly stuff, but new stuff. An opening scene. A little magic. They call them plot bunnies I […]
The Paperwork
In my decluttering this weekend I came across some old paper with a scribbled poem. I always come across something like this. Years of writings […]
Writing Update: Creative Time
This book is … not quite clicking yet but I’m working the problem. I spent some time at the writing center this weekend and I’m […]
Writing Update: Just Write
I’m giving it the old college try. Really. I’m actually not completely confident in what the idiom means but I am trying to push this […]