The day job approved all of my travel through the end of the year. This means a lot more traveling in my future, one or two trips per month, probably for the next six months. My original plan was to go back to writing novels come January. That may or may not work. I may […]
The Piano Time Rag Sadie Louise restores wooden furniture, returning it to its former glory. With just a touch, she finds the strength flowing along the grain or where a joint will shatter with the right pressure. She also frees the spirits she discovers in the wood, trapped there by accident or design. The spirit
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One of the smarter decisions I’ve made recently was to switch to writing short stories. I knew that while changing to the new position would be awesome, it would also be a “life roll” — basically, something that happens in your life that will prevent or slow down your writing. I haven’t stopped writing. But
Felt like I was finally back today, finding the right balance between day job and writing. I finished, “The Piano Time Rag” last night — it topped out at 8600 words. Tonight I started adding in all the things that were missing from the first draft. It’s at about 8900 words now. I figure it’ll
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As some of you may or may not know, I’ve switched positions at Salesforce. Instead of doing technical writing, my new job title is, “Technology Knowledge Management Specialist.” Instead of generating content, I need to find other people and encourage, threaten, bribe and cajole them into generating content. I need to organize and find places
Yes, another “So You Think You Can Dance” post. I watched a video of another animator on YouTube. How this guy moved astonished me. Just–wow. And yet, after a few minutes, after my marvel of the technique had worn off, I switched it off. That’s when I realized just how important it is to be
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Finally finished the “make it not broke” draft of “The Raven and the Dancing Tiger.” I sent it off to my first readers tonight. It turned out to be 63,925 words. I’m pleased with how it went. Hopefully, my first readers will be pleased with it as well. One of the things that happened with
I’d meant to post this for a while now, just now getting around to it. In addition to running a successful vacation rental, I also feel as though I’m now running a fairly successful joint for the birds to come and hang out. This morning I had 6 robins (4 adults, 2 juveniles) and I
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Another day without writing I’m afraid. Woke up this morning around 6:30 AM with a really, really bad migraine, like my head was caught in a spiked vise, pain shooting out from behind my eyes and the base of my skull. I stumbled down the hall to the bathroom and realized that the migraine had
Finished the first draft of The Raven and the Dancing Tiger!!! I actually stayed up really late last night to finish it. Couldn’t sleep, it was so hot. Today, I’ve felt like crap all day. I wonder if I have a slight case of heat stroke. I can’t seem to get or stay cool, though