Tag: Writing

  • IWSG February 2026

    February 4 question – Many writers have written about the experience of rereading their work years later. Have you reread any of your early works? What was that experience like for you? Most of my experience has been “put the patient on the donor list, but we’re burning most of it.” Even now, as I…

  • January 2026 Progress Report

    Things are. . . . frustrating, right now. Part of it stems from my own lack of discipline to keep to a writing schedule. Part of that is I HAVE TO constantly use the “writing time” for things that absolutely cannot wait, like doctors appointments for the kids or job interviews or whatever. The majority…

  • January 2026 Word: Vastidity

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. VASTIDITY Vastness. Shakespeare, Measure for Measure I can’t say this out loud unless I say it very slowly, carefully annunciating every syllable. I think that’s why I actually don’t like this word that…

  • Progress Report November 2026

    We have discovered that a large portion of the problems I’m having formatting my manuscripts is because my laptop is old, and Scribus is apparently a memory hog. Notice I said “a large portion of the problems.” The rest of the problems seem to be my ability to copy paste cut and format in a…

  • IWSG November 2025

    November 5 question – When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way? If we go back in time to elementary or even high school, I dreamt I would be the next Richard…

  • Progress Report October 2025

    When you get that first Automatic Remittance Notice declaring that a company has deposited money into your account in accordance with your contract earnings, it’s a really cool feeling. “Ah, yes,” you think, kicking back in your most comfy chair, wearing a smoking jacket, monster feet slippers, and holding a bubble pipe in hand. “Of…