How my muse gets my attention: The Uncommitted Come-on “There might maybe sorta kinda be a story in that little bit of an idea right there. You could maybe see it if you look at it sideways. Just saying. No? Okay, I was wrong. Never mind.” The Vague Restlessness “Sit down and write. You don’t know what to write? Okay, get some tea. Brush your hair. You still feel like you need to write? Maybe Read more…
A conversation on Sunday with a couple of writer friends over brunch led me to think about my goals and aspirations. One author said that his goal was to sell a few books and entertain people. He was not as interested in awards or writing the kinds of books that win awards; too lit’ry, he opined. What do I want? I want to write books that entertain people AND win awards. I want a rocketship, Read more…
Note: This blog post from August just up and disappeared; Luckily, I was able to recreate it because my blog also posts to my Goodreads page. If someone could tell me why WordPress does that, because this has happened to me before, I’d love to hear it. Note the second: And at this point I read the anthology and truly enjoyed the poem that kicked off this journey and the rest of the stories. I Read more…