Tag Archives: fiction

“Thank You For Ten” Status Report

My upcoming short story collection, Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater will be self-published in some fashion at some point this summer, as I have mentioned before. But there are many steps between today and that moment. There is proofreading each of the ten stories, of course, and I have done so …

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Upcoming Project: Thank You for Ten

In the theatre world (in which I have spent a great deal of time), the stage manager has many jobs. One of them, on the nights of a performance, is to move throughout the theatre finding actors and letting them know how long they have until the show starts, usually in minutes. If ten minutes …

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The (Not So) Secret Formulas of Fiction

To call a story formulaic, whether it be short story, novel, or even a movie is in most cases not a compliment. It tends to mean that a story is predictable and obvious. A consumer of such stories might say “I could see it coming from a mile away.” That’s not to say that formulaic …

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Nanowrimo 2013: Final Update

Yes, I realize this is not Monday, when my previous Nanowrimo updates have taken place. But as I am starting Reverb13, I’ve opted to post my final thoughts now, and start that new blogging project later today. To begin with, the big news: at about 7:00 PM last night I successfully completed the entire first draft …

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Potpourri

General thoughts and recent adventures. -I am sore for a second straight day, for multiple reasons. The first and main reason is that a few days ago, I engaged in some aerobics. Actually I engaged in exactly one half of the first, baby steps training lesson on a DVD of aerobic exercises. My attempt to …

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