organization of a disorganized writer

I was thinking recently that I hadn't really been here with any updates. Heck, I've had so much going on that I haven't managed to blog much at all. I'm working on changing that. For now, I've got a little bit of a Once Upon a Time in Iowa update. For real time updates, follow … Continue reading organization of a disorganized writer

I think my muse conspired with a kobold…

Tuesday I made shepherd's pie for dinner. It turned into something more like cottage soup in the oven. Don't know what went wrong. Everything was runny and there'd been an increase in liquids after 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Even my thick layer of mashed potatoes I'd carefully spread on top was thin and sad … Continue reading I think my muse conspired with a kobold…

Where’d they get the gun?

"If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired." ~Anton Chekhov

Avoiding the Inevitable

a Once Upon a Time in Iowa update

Let’s talk writing process.

The writing process has come up more than a few times on twitter. I've mentioned that Once Upon a Time in Iowa is not coming along in the usual way. Always, in the past, I've written in a very linear fashion. It made sense. Beginning. Middle. End. Right? The writing process itself is pretty linear. You … Continue reading Let’s talk writing process.