When I was young, I wanted to be a ballet dancer. And when I say ballet dancer, I mean like the young man in the video I have included in this post. The song, Take Me to Church, is by a band called Hoizier. I’ve included a link to the original video on youtube, though, […]
Mean Tom Sawyer
So, my writing friend and fellow camper Wendy has told me that before she begins a story, she carries around in her head the first line or so. As I understand it, this line repeats itself until she actually starts writing the story down. I could relate to this because something similar happens to me. […]
Jack Takes The Lead
Today is Day 1 of Camp NaNoWriMo, which is the April version of NaNoWriMo. The idea of it is that you stay in virtual “cabins” and with your cabinmates, write up a storm! We’ve already got several cookouts planned, and there’s a stash of red wine beneath someone’s bunk for drinking after the counselors have […]
Pardoning Those Convicted Unfairly
There’s been a recent petition on Change.org to ask the British Government to pardon all those men who, like Alan Turing, were convicted for being homosexual or bisexual and other states of “gross indecency” during the 20th century. Alan Turning was granted a full posthumous pardon by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013, which was the […]
Updated Fagin’s Boy – Where Is it?
While I’d like to tell you my trials and tribulations of formatting on Scrivener (it really is a terrific piece of software), I’m going to spare you, because really, I could (and have been known to) go on for hours. (Besides, I’m getting the hang of it.) The biggest thing I learned (and this will […]
Fagin’s Boy – Revised Cover
As I recently posted, Fagin’s Boy got an overhaul, courtesy of my editor doing her editorial magic, and me with my butt in the chair doing my writerly best with the revisions. Writing is hard work, and while it can be difficult at times, it’s usually fun. Revising has always been fun for me, but this […]