Monthly Archives: October 2009

I know, I’m messing with you with the title. Screwing with the mnemonic. I’d forgotten that this was time change weekend here in the U.S. An extra hour to do with whatever you want this weekend. Spend it wisely. We … Continue reading →

It’s unseasonably warm today. It was in the high seventies when we went to breakfast this morning and it’s over eighty, now, although it’s also raining. The snow that fell in Colorado is headed our way in the form of … Continue reading →

Wrote nearly 700 words of the beginning of Chapter 2 this morning. Progress is a little slow at the moment as I attempt to figure out how to dovetail this new beginning into the existing first draft. I’m coming at … Continue reading →

I’m getting back to the novel after being distracted by other things. I did another intensive pass through Chapter 1 this morning, taking my agent’s comments into consideration, and now I’m ready to charge forward with Chapter 2. At this … Continue reading →

Spent the weekend in Galveston attending my wife’s 30th high school reunion. I tagged along and enjoyed the wonderful weather. Went to a couple of the events, but I knew no one so I was able to duck out and … Continue reading →

Watching Randall do a faceplant on the gameboard on Survivor last night was a bit scary. The fact that most of the other contestants were blindfolded added to the situation. The second time he went out was even worse than … Continue reading →

…that The Mentalist will be a rerun tonight. CSI, too. And that Survivor will be awesome. The most scared Jeff Probst has been in 19 years. With Fringe pre-empted, that thins out the evening nicely. We had a torrential rainstorm … Continue reading →

Just upgraded to WordPress 2.8.5. I love this one-click upgrade option. I can’t hear the name Rick without thinking of Casablanca. I’m not the kind of person who does “favorite films” or lists of that sort (I come down with … Continue reading →

I like markets that e-mail back to confirm that they’ve received your story and that it is under consideration. I’ve had a couple lately that have done a very good job of keeping me up to date, even if the … Continue reading →

I completed, revised, polished, proofed, and fretted over the new short story this weekend and decided to submit it this morning. It came in at exactly 900 words, right smack in the middle of the market’s range. Constructing the story … Continue reading →