In conjunction with Beginnings, I’ve decided to try a MySpace page for Nat Rogers. I’m not sure if I’ll like it or even keep it, but for now, it’s there. There’s always the “Cancel Account” option if I don’t like it. When you have a pseudonym, is the pseudonymous entity … Continue reading →
I made some improvements in Beginnings today. I jazzed the font for the cover text — hopefully others can read it. Is anyone familiar with Harlow Solid Italic or Viner Hand ITC? Rosina Lippi had to mention the need to ruthlessly cut prepositions today, so I became apprehensive. I slashed … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago, I was listening to a comedian on one of XM’s comedy channels. He was in Wisconsin and going on and on about the Wisconsinite’s legendary capacity for alcohol consumption. He mentioned nobody could make an old-fasioned like someone from Wisconsin. Most of my family is from … Continue reading →
I had a brief opportunity to work on revising Beginnings this morning while waiting for the GE repairman to arrive and replace my refrigerator doors. It’s better now than it was when I got up this morning. I may have one or more rounds of revision before I finalize it … Continue reading →
I’ve completed the first draft of Beginnings, my PBW e-book challenge short story entry. I plan to complete revisions by next Sunday — it needs some bite. I’ve signed up for FM’s Outline Marathon this week — I have to jot down some thoughts for this year’s NaNoWriMo entry, 30 … Continue reading →
Tambo has a great post today, featuring an excerpt from C.E. Murphy (motivated by 17 Important Things if You Want to Be A Freelancer), on “It’s Just Work.†I started doing a comment but realized it was going to get lengthy. Here’s my comment: This post makes me wonder what … Continue reading →
For those of you unfamiliar with my sentient polar bear character, Inuit (pronounced Eye-Knew-It), you almost caught a fresh glimpse of her today. I returned from my successful road trip and caught her ready to make a post. Now that I’ve imported her “Polar Bear on the Loose” posts into … Continue reading →
I just decided to do a little road trip first thing in the morning. I’m going to run up to Anniston and back. May or may not be worth it. We’ll see. Nothing new to report here. Still trying to find a hook for my e-book story to make it … Continue reading →
I binged at Amazon.com this week. Oh, my. Did I ever. Books. CDs. DVDs. iPod’s 8G nano. A case. Lee Child (five of them — and I’ve never read him before; he better be good), Sasha White, Maria Giordano, Vikram Seth, and Brandilyn Collins for the books. The Kyle Eastwood … Continue reading →
I have a generic little story for PBW’s e-Book challenge. I’ve called it Beginnings, because this is the story of how Nikki and Jeff met. It’s important for little reasons. But it doesn’t seem important enough to grab anyone and compel them to read it — or, more importantly, to … Continue reading →