After a marathon last couple of days revising my book based on editor feedback, I sent what will hopefully be the last version back to her last night. It includes a heavily cut beginning and a completely new ending. With that done, I decided to take a break today and Read more…
Today I am thankful for word processors. I couldn’t be a writer without them. First of all, my hand writing sucks. But beyond that, the idea of writing everything out on paper, scratching stuff out and then completely redoing it from scratch…No thanks. Even with a typewriter that would be Read more…
Oh, forgot to include this in the last post, November 17th, two month anniversary of the start of Occupy Wall Street, has been dubbed an International Day of (Non-Violent) Action. The New York group has lots of events planned that include shutting down Wall Street. Should be interesting to see Read more…
The members of Occupy Wall Street who have been camping in Zuccotti Park for the last two months were evicted from the camp by the city this morning. The mayor claimed: “No right is absolute and with every right comes responsibilities,” the mayor’s statement reads. “The First Amendment gives every Read more…
Today, I am thankful for board games. Most people, when they think of board games think of things like Monopoly or Clue, Park Brother games. Through my friends, I’ve discovered a whole world of awesome games out there. And nothing against Clue (lots against Monopoly), but these games are a Read more…
I bought my wife Castle Panic for her birthday and we played it for the first time last night. It’s a fun game which will be funner with a larger group. It’s a cooperative game and the idea is that you are in a castle Under Siege from monsters (Goblins, Read more…
It’s the weekend and I don’t feel like writing much. So I’m going to declare my thankfulness for weekends. Having a time during the week where I don’t have to work is a wonderful thing. Thank you Labor Unions for these wonderful two days.
Today I am thankful for another minor, but nevertheless important, thing: the incredible, edible egg. Eggs have a strong running for my favorite food. There are so many different ways that they are good to eat or can be used in cooking other things. My favorite form is when combined Read more…
After I finished writing yesterday’s post, I realized that today was Veteran’s Day. But I decided to keep it there, give the Marine a special highlight. After the Navy, they are the coolest branch. This week has been pretty sappy and serious so far so I think it’s appropriate that Read more…
Things are progressing slower than I would like on Book 2. I am only at around 52,000 words and roughly half way through the story. And, I just got book 1 back from the editor so progress will slow even more. But, I just got Book 1 back from the Read more…