My continued and unending thanks to those who are helping. FYI – I’ve gone back to the first chapter, made some changes, and set the text in red in case you want to glance through to see what was changed or added. I will also do that for other chapters as I revise using your…
Chapter 3 Chris and Ann sat side by side at a wooden picnic table several yards from a small parking lot aside a two-lane road into the state park. The road was jammed with cars that hadn’t moved during all the time they had been there because it was too narrow to handle as much…
My thanks very much to those who carefully read and commented on chapter 1. You are some very generous people with your time. I know there are lots of other things you could be doing or reading, and it’s flattering and humbling that you’d choose to read here. To clear up a few things –…
Roughly a year ago I posted a full novel, one chapter at a time, in order to get some feedback, and several of you were more helpful than I could have imagined. After having revised it once, I am re-posting a few chapters but can send you more if you’re interested. Saying “thanks” is not…
I was once kicked out of a social group for being too social. Sociable. Whatever. The point is that I have trouble not talking to people, regardless of online, such as Facebook or WordPress, or in line at the supermarket. It’s caused problems. Roughly a year ago, I stopped teaching in order to start writing,…
First, my apologies for barely reading anyone’s fine work last week. I had some serious (on a legal matter) writing to do that ate up a ton of time. Second, this was one of the toughest yet to come up with something, but I like what I ended up with. I hope you do…
Before I get into my predictions, let me first say how greatly disappointed I am at the choice of Seth MacFarlane to host the show. I’m not a big fan of Family Guy. One episode was great, but I’m tired of it now. The only thing I hope is that his act is funnier than…
Every Wednesday Rundown Wisoff-Fields posts a picture prompt challenging writers to create a 100-word story, poem, or whatever works for you. After posting your work on your blog, go back to her site and add your link on her Friday Fictioneers post. Place. Page. I’m going to try to keep up with this, as should you. Give it a…
Occasionally, you might watch a movie that doesn’t really thrill you, and you wonder why it earned so much chatter. Then, hours or the next day later, you’re still thinking about it until finally a piece fits, then another, and then another. Then you start to understand. That’s what happened with Drive, directed by Nicolas…
If I told you that Sam (Jared Gilman), a man in uniform, was in love with Suzy (Kara Haywood), a woman who lived in a lighthouse on the edge of a New England island, and they were going to run away together until a hurricane approached, you would say, “Don’t we have enough crappy Nicolas…
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