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Musing on writing, or 'Yes, my cat is clean. Why do you ask?'
Though E.L. Doctorow has recommended against it, there is something to be said about sending the young writer out into real life, wars and dangerous places. I approve of this, simply because it would tend to reduce the number of aspiring writers who survived the experience. Perhaps it might even cause them to pursue other careers which they would ( Read more... ) -
That Midnight Mystery
And what is this about my midnight mystery, where I can’t seem to get ‘in the groove’ with my writing until it’s too late at night? Or is it that this is the only time when I don’t feel obligated to worry about everything else that might drop in on me and want attention ( Read more... ) -
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Now it's time for the silliness of a draft chapter of Volume II of the Macho Caballo series, The Quest of Macho Caballo. Peruse, comment, kibitz or critique. Enjoy ( Read more... ) -
Everyone else is saying something about it...
No, I didn't watch the wedding, though I was glad to see a glimpse of the delayed showing. I'm glad to know that pomp and ceremony has not been shoved aside in our modern, busy, 'get out of my way I've got to make a living!' attitude ( Read more... ) -
So, Volume I of my novel is out there -- what now?
I am aware of the stigma enjoyed by self-publishers, and it is with some trepidation that I realize I have become one by placing Macho Caballo on the marketplace. There were many reasons for avoiding this step -- 'real' publishers will avoid me when and if I should have a novel suitable for them, and the 'marketplace' of book publishing has become ( Read more... ) -
If an e-tree falls in the wasteland, does anyone hear?
Well, I dood it ( Read more... ) -
Epic Changes of Nothing Much
A lot has gone on in the two years I've been slacking here. How to describe it... naaw. I've just been busy doing nothing, getting nowhere. At least that's how it seems to me ( Read more... ) -
Progress on the epic saga of Macho Caballo
Despite all appearances, I am resolved to complete the Macho Caballo saga, although at present it appears that this will entail at least three volumes (and possibly four) -- the First Intro, the Search for the Sister, and the Alcalde's Grab for the Gold.
The search for the sister has dragged on and on for much longer than I intended, although I ( Read more... ) -
scene from Macho Caballo, chapter 40, spoilers included.
(Commentary, spoilers included.) It occurs to me that one of the unexplored avenues in Macho Caballo is the relationship between Espuma and Machack. Certainly I intend it to become an issue later on, when Espuma binds Machack and imprisons him in the cavern. Right now, all the reader knows is that Machack and Espuma are magically linked ( Read more... ) -
Tales from Prospector Pete
Noah's Poesies
It can make you weep, the majestic sweep
From the floor to Mogollon's Rim
From the sun's first rays thru the blistering haze
Til evening and the nightbird's hymn
There's places in the desert that ain't nothing but sand,
and stones and pebbles and such.
The only things sharp are the thorns that prick
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