That Was a Strange Jumble of a Weekend, yet Productive

I went to work Friday morning optimistic that I'd be taking advantage of our summer hours and heading home about 12:30. I finally left at 3:00, disappointed that the long afternoon of writing I'd been looking forward to had evaporated, and I decided to just relax. Had a too-late lunch while watching a few episodes of Mr. …

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A Small Post to Keep My Blog On My Mind

I was on vacation last week, and so there is very little to report by way of writing. We did have a lovely time in the great Northwoods of Minnesota, however. We were way up in beautiful Ely, Minnesota, just twenty or so miles from Canada as the crow flies. Went to the International Wolf …

Progress made. Momentum slowly building.

OK, step one taken care of. I've finished a handful of short sketches for novels. Some of them read like jacket copy more than anything. But this has helped me get my mind around these ideas and assess their potential. Now I need to show them around, get some advice, and choose one to move …

Existential Malaise is Not a French Condiment

In my last blog, over a month ago, I mentioned existential malaise. I thought I was over it, but then I disappeared back into it's murky depths. Granted, there was a freelance project in there that devoured a lot of time, and then a day job project that demanded attention, but the turmoil in the …