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Book Manuscript (first draft) Complete
I was supposed to have this book complete weeks ago. My first draft manuscript must be ready by Monday, February 20th in order to have a proof copy before I head to LA in mid March. To complete the book, I needed to knock out some words. Amazing what we can do once we purpose [...]
Oh, The Pain, The Pain…of Writing
Dr. Zachary Smith from the television show Lost in Space, would lament that phrase over and over. You simply loved to hate his cowardice, laziness, and scheming ways. I never liked it when he came into a scene. A gut reaction sent a ‘repulse’ signal to my brain and I was always rewarded with dire [...]
Writing Broken…
So, I’m on a writing roll these days, right? I’m keying around 2000 words per day. Once you hit a consistent groove like that, nothing stops you from writing – even a broken finger. Yep, that finger to the right is mine, the result of ‘schooling’ my 6’2″ fifteen-year-old son and his sixteen-year-old friend in [...]
Dreams
One of the great sadness’s of my life is never having had the pleasure of hearing Karen Carpenter sing live and in person. The best I can do is flee to YouTube for clips such as these in this post. One of the finest live performances on video comes from 1972 in Australia. Lucky Ausies. [...]
Writing Schedules
I’ve toyed over the years with many writing schedules. In the morning, afternoon, evening, night, other locations, music, no music. Yes, location and music get incorporated into my writing schedule. Consistency of effort plagued me for years. I now appear at the point of success. With four children in the home and duties to picking [...]
Karen Carpenter and My Sadness
February 4, 1983. A two lane road heading into Hillsborough, NC. Why? What was I doing on that road? For the life of me I cannot remember. What I clearly remember is the DJ on the radio announcing Karen Carpenter’s death. I remember when Lennon was shot and killed. I sat in my car the [...]
Writing Scared
Today the thought more than occurred to me many of us burn the candle of our lives fearing the winds of disapproval, failure, success, and low self-esteem. Over the course of my writing career, which officially blossomed in 2008 with the publication of Fatherhood 101: Bonding Tips for Building Loving Relationships, I’ve discovered if I [...]
