You’ll Never Forget Your First Time
I have yet to write a novel or publish a short story but I did submit an article online and received payment for it. The more eyeballs that read it, the more revenue will come in. Now, it isn’t a…
THE WRITTEN RECORD
Writing
Just Do It
Most people aren’t prepared to start a career in writing. Writing may be a gift in some of us but not all of us. Forming words into sentences and arranging those sentences in such a way as to not be…
Keep Calm And Carry On
With all the distractions going on during these current events (Wuhan virus) it can be difficult to focus on anything else. However, I believe doing what we do best can be very beneficial. By creating and doing the things we…
Enjoying The Process
Long before my beautiful daughter was born I was heavily interested in photography. I used a compact point and shoot Fuji to bring in the new millennium. Then upgraded to a more robust featured Olympus with optical zoom. All of…
Blog Death Is Greatly Exaggerated
“RIP blogging we all tried real hard to make the internet good and then corporations and rich idiots destroyed everything a generation of writers tried to build” And “there’s almost no space for writing anymore that’s joyful or an attempt…
100 Word Story- Eviscerate
Clint logged into his account and began to pour out his thoughts and feelings that consumed him that day. After reviewing this draft he decided it was time to share with the world and pressed “send.” After awhile Clint received…
Faulkner House
While traveling through Pirates Alley by Jackson Square in New Orleans, I finally discovered the Faulkner House, a literary landmark where future Nobel Laureate William Faulkner penned his first novel. Other authors such as Ernest Hemingway were known to have…
Write
Write something. Writer’s block? Write about that. Wright now. Wright later. Write when you don’t want to. Write when you do. Write with the keyboard. Write with pen & paper. Write when the hot tea cools down a little. Write…
NANOBLOGMO
As promised, I’ve been writing almost daily during National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO). But to be honest, most of it seems to be for the website.
Writing Something/Anything
November is the time of year for three things. The focus will be writing on a few short stories and even trying to post something here daily. Posts will be in the form of thoughts, quotes, photos, reviews, anything.
Ulysses vs IA Writer
I love how both apps are compatible with Mac/iOS and sync with iCloud. However, as of now, I cannot post to Wordpress from the Ulysses app. I think it is being blocked by my web server. But how is IA…
Priority Shift
It is fast approaching that time of year again. November is designated as National Novel Writing Month with their stated goal being 50,000 words a month into a novel. I love the concept but it isn't practical for me so…
And Then…
...the realization that Missadventures had polished off one bottle and cracked open another before you could.
2:22am
Hibernation
2019 was a great year for my portrait photography. There are so many creative, beautiful people out there and it was great to work with them but I need a break. I'm hanging up the camera for portrait photography to…