Author Archive: tyunglebower
Don’t Bore Yourself As A Writer
The frequent conundrum for the writer is whether to write “to the market” or to be true totally to one’s own vision no matter what and write accordingly. Often when I open a discussion in such a way, I proceed to explain how it is somewhere in the proverbial middle. Not this time. And while …
The One That Got Away
I’ve come to the sad conclusion that the biggest acceptance of my writing that I have thus far ever received will not come to pass. This is a hard one to swallow, I won’t pretend. About a year ago, one of the oldest continuously published magazine on the art of writing, one to which I …
The Love Books Festival, featuring…Me.
In a month, will cross the river out of Maryland and into nearby Lovettsville, Virginia, where I will set up my first ever author booth at my first ever book festival. Called the Love Books Festival, it will feature about 40 local authors for signings, workshops, and lectures. I myself will only be selling and …
Let the Games Begin
Tomorrow in Paris, the Summer Olympics begin. I have enjoyed the Olympics for as long as I remember. Probably because my mother before me watched them regularly before I came along, and continued that tradition. Personally, I kind of miss having both the Summer and the Winters versions in the same year. A huge amount …
Active Observing
I used to think that observation of the world around was a passive endeavor. If I am at the library looking out the window and it starts to rain, I am observing the rain. The older I get as a writer, the more I realize that this is not observing. At least it is not …
Ty Unglebower 