It is a Friday and I let getting my hands dirty with some yard work be my inspiration today. I think sometimes we have to allow ourslves to be as well rounded as possible. If all I did every night was come home and write for six hours, I would get a lot of words on paper, but would that make me a better writer?I have said frequently that writers write. I have also said that the best writers also s

It seems as if my muse is angry, sad, depressed, confused, sexually deviant; she is damn near a psychopath. I find that interesting considering I am not particularly endowed with those particular character traits in general as a state of being.As I was listening to the radio and I heard that Ben Gibbard, lead singer of the band Deathcab for Cutie, has referred to his inspiration as words that were

There, now you have seen the title of the current chapter which I have already put down to the tune of 1100 words in one sitting earlier this evening. I was literally excited, like the proverbial kid in a candy store, when this chapter rendered itself in my mind earlier today. I was drastic in my search for a voice recorder to jot down the words that came to my mind - it was racing and I was fearf...

A long time ago, when I was young, yes, there was actually a time when that was an accurate statement, anyway, that long time ago there was a song titled "A Different Corner" and it was somewhat monotone, yet, for some unknown reason, it was a song I liked. It preceded the solo work of George Michael which exploded with the release of "Faith" the multi-platinum late eighties phenomenon.Today a bit

No, that is not negativity! Got home kind of later than normal tonight. Having left town for the weekend for Mother's Day, shopping was not done yesterday as per normal leaving the house nearly empty of necessities. Normally, I will get home at a little bit after five, eat, write my article for Duck Sports Authority and still ahve plenty of time for work on my novel.Today, however, that work was n

There has been precious little word from me on the writing front since last week as I spent the weekend, first in preparation and planning and then in implementation of a tailgate event for, yes, a Spring game. Nothing more than a glorified scrimmage that more closely resembled a split squad spring training baseball game, it was, nonetheless, an opportunity to gather with some friends, laugh, and ...

Hardly the three "R's" we heard about as children. Then again, the three "r's" were actually "RAW" and not three of anything other than a similarity of sound, I suppose.But what does the title have to do with this post? I watched the NFL draft tonight. A little less than three years ago, I was in the media room after the Oregon Ducks destroyed an Arkansas State football team which would go on to a

For the last couple of weeks, my mind has been caught up in some of the more difficult concepts of the current project - writing which has been somewhat peculiar in my process and all too alluring in its complexity has been a challenge I have loved. But I also want to make the story accessible in a frame of mind that does not stay abstract forever, so today as I sat down to write the title of the ...

So, last nights post, a response to the violence in Baltimore, inspired a chapter for the current book which I am calling the days of anger and fear. I am using the concepts of what is occurring in the nation as a backdrop for the dystopian world which the characters live. I create the dystopia as a necessary product of a future change which changes the way society interacts. The fear has been a p...

Land of the free? Home of the brave?Once again the eyes of the nation and world alike focus on a city and its residents response to tragedy. Once again everyone is getting it wrong by continuing to focus on what the media sells them as the focal point.Conservatives will use the violence in Baltimore to scare you; to make you feel as if every person of color who feels disenfranchised is going to co