Monthly Archives: August 2010

Rolling along, working on the Greek trip at present. I decided to leave out the trip around the Greek islands to focus on Athens itself.

I might go back and make a couple of very minor changes, but Portora is finished. I split the final confrontation with my nemesis from my final night in Ireland (which I moved to a new chapter). Had to rewrite the new … Continue reading →

Retouching “Weekend at Bernie’s” and making slow headway. Not that a lot has to be done – the writing is very good, for the most part. Just not sure if the chain of events fit together comfortably. Maybe my mood … Continue reading →

This section feels different from the others – it isn’t as linear, for one thing. My memory of this year reflects that – things are chaotic as I’ve lost all interest in succeeding in Ireland. I just wanted to get … Continue reading →

Feels pretty good to plow through what I thought might be a slow grind. Such was the case with the current chapter. Turned out the biggest issue was the very beginning – once I fixed that, everything else fell into … Continue reading →

Just was notified I’ve had an article published, so I’m feeling pretty good about that. Have more articles to work on, but this one small step will suffice for now.

I’m still not quite satisfied with the round the world section – not sure if it needs a pinch of salt or maybe some sugar, but something isn’t feeling right. So, I’ve taken a couple of days off to work … Continue reading →

It’s always good to hear from old friends, but especially good to get back in contact with old friends that are in my book. Just the day before yesterday, while editing the Around the World section, I was thinking of … Continue reading →

The real test of writing comes from reading the work out loud. I was shocked to hear what mistakes got past my eyes, though when you’ve been going over the same text for long enough it becomes easy to understand … Continue reading →

Just finished tweaking the world tour section. Had gone down a dark path earlier but was able to find the duality again, to temper the gloom with a bit of a laugh. I mean, you gotta see the humor in … Continue reading →