Category Archives: Writing
Go Set a Watchman: I’ll Pass.
I haven’t read Harper Lee’s new/old novel, Go Set a Watchman. I will not be reading it. I don’t think you have to have read it, however, to be troubled by not only the reported content of the novel, but the alleged nature of its discovery and ultimate publication. Just about everything regarding this manuscript …
Avoid Obsession With Your Writing
During some interview a few years ago, (I don’t recall with whom) country star Dolly Parton mentioned what she thought was a key to a strong marriage. I don’t remember the exact quotation, but the gist of it was “staying away from each other.” She was being sarcastic to an extent, but she wasn’t only …
Write Two Words.
I was writing at the library yesterday afternoon. The session started off slowly, as it often does. I had just finished a paragraph on my piece, and wasn’t sure what the next paragraph would bring. Believe it or not, I knew the first two words of said paragraph, but i wasn’t sure where to take …
Reading and Writing a Series
As a reader, I avoid starting a series of novels. Multiple adventures with the same set of characters that each exist as a stand alone novel? Fine. I can handle that. Yet I have rarely touched a series of novels that must be in sequence, wherein you’ll not have the “grand” resolution until you read all …
Book Promotion Experience
Well, it has been quite a week in my writing world so far. Not only did I launch the novel, but I had my short story “The Cave” chosen as one of five finalists in the monthly Writer’s Digest flash fiction contest. (It would mean a lot to me if you would go read it …
Ty Unglebower 