As a writer, my job is to communicate. Specifically, I'm paid to use words to express ideas precisely, so that a client's target audience understands what it is that the client does/offers/sells. That's it. Sounds easy enough right? But if it really … [Continue reading] about Good Communication
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Getting Back Into Fiction
It's a little painful. I described it to Daniel last night like this: it's as if I was training for a marathon (writing the novel). Then I switched to sprints (the Nor Cal book, written in 200 word segments). Now I'm ready to run that marathon, and … [Continue reading] about Getting Back Into Fiction
All Weeks Should Be Like Last Week
It was a great week. If you follow my Facebook page you were privy to the final count down as I wrote the last pages of my Northern California book. I finished up the first draft on Wednesday night and celebrated with my guy over a dinner of take out … [Continue reading] about All Weeks Should Be Like Last Week
Today is the Day
I just put a bottle of champagne in the fridge for tonight. With any luck I will finish the last four pages of my Northern California book today! I'm so excited to actually, finally, finish something! Can't blog. Gotta go write like the wind. … [Continue reading] about Today is the Day
Final Countdown
My apologies to anyone who is getting tired of hearing about the Northern California book, but I'm so close to finishing I can almost taste it. Tastes like cookies. I have twelve pages to go. If it were any other kind of writing I could bust out … [Continue reading] about Final Countdown
Best Books of 2011?
I read a lot. I believe it's part of a writer's job, so much so that I consider sitting around reading a legitimate day of work (when I don't have actual deadlines pending). At the end of 2011 I was swamped in a lot of ways and looking for some … [Continue reading] about Best Books of 2011?
Goals for 2012
It's that time of year again. The joggers are out in force. Liquor sales drop. And us writer types set goals for all the wonderful prose we will produce in the coming months. So here are mine. I'm going to finish my Northern California book by the … [Continue reading] about Goals for 2012