Category Archives: Writing
Fiction War.
A few hours ago, the deadline for a 72-hour flash fiction contest arrived. (fictionwar.com) I actually submitted my piece for the contest last night. All contestants were given the same prompt, and had three days to write a story based on same of 1,000 words or less. Mine clocked in at about 800 words. I …
Bob Dylan Should Not Have the Nobel Prize.
Translated into English, the will of Alfred Nobel, founder of the annual prizes that bear his name describes the literature prize as being: “in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction.” There is some debate as to what exactly “ideal” refers to, with some indications that it has been mistranslated. …
MTS in Paperback.
I wanted to take this chance to let all of my readers and followers know that my latest novel, Murder. Theatre. Solitaire. is now available in paper form, here. (Sans my cool cover. My skills don’t extend that far just yet. But the cover template is actually very nice and matches the mood of the piece …
Too Much. Too Little. Too Late.
Yes, that is the title of a mellow love song from the late 1970’s. It’s also indicative of my concerns about discussing upcoming works. I’m in middle drafts for my next novel, and I have one or two trusted people reading it. I’ll probably publish spring of next year. Of course, I want you to …
Not Telling.
I share my writing ideas less and less these days. Not that I don’t want people to know what I’m writing. Not that I wouldn’t enjoy fleshing out ideas by talking about them out loud, outside of my own brain. (Which can be an odd place, believe me.) It’s that I’ve found a certain relief …
Ty Unglebower 