Monthly Archives: May 2007

I received a suitably ghastly and chilling wall plaque from Apex Digest last night to commemorate my 1st place finish in their Halloween contest. I’ll take a photograph of it this weekend. It’s very cool. I’m getting close to submitting … Continue reading →

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During my first serious editing pass on “Beyond All Doubt,” I reduced the text from over 8200 words to just under 6500. Over 1/5 of the original words, gone. Once I started cutting, it got easier. Entire sentences. Paragraphs. If … Continue reading →

I revised the first 5 (of 26) pages of the story in progress (now entitled Beyond All Doubt) and trimmed about 400 words. If I keep going at that pace, I should have no trouble lopping 2000 words. I have … Continue reading →

I finished the first draft of my new story this morning, with a final word count of 8200. Checked the guidelines: 3500-7000. A little ironic, since that means that I have to delete at least the same number of words … Continue reading →

Another 1400 words on the new short story this morning, and I’ve mapped out most of the rest of the plot, so I’m hoping to be very close to the end after tomorrow morning’s session. Then it will be time … Continue reading →

I’ve often wondered how musicians—and the others involved in making these choices—don’t know when they have a hit single on their hands. In retrospect, it seems self-evident. When I hear stories about situations where a song almost wasn’t released as … Continue reading →