Category Archives: Memoir

I’ve now moved from  “rough draft” to what I consider “preliminary final draft”. The story is fixed; the structure won’t change. I’m now focusing on the small stuff: tense, grammar, punctuation, etc. If any technical problems show up, well, I’ll … Continue reading →

Funny thing – what I thought was a simple story based on what I remember became a little complicated when I realized what I remembered was not quite what I thought.

I finally received the long-awaited critique and I am very, very happy. Found lots of issues for me to work on and offered many creative ideas to improve the overall story. There were a number of points I disagreed on, … Continue reading →

There are many ways people try to explain what writing a story is like. Just this morning I was on my way home when I started thinking about “dead wood” – I’d earlier told a friend that I was trying … Continue reading →

I’ve begun editing the opening chapter to get rid of dead wood – detail that doesn’t move the story and doesn’t really add to it either. The goal is to make it leaner and meaner with every word carrying its … Continue reading →

Being in a holding pattern is a lonely, scary place to be. You reach out to people for a simple opinion, hoping for a little encouragement, a little truth, and in the end the experience is akin to The Emperor’sNew … Continue reading →

Well, feeling pretty down at the moment. Having heard nothing in a month from my last reader I sent her an email. She responded that she’d been very busy and hadn’t actually read much of my book. That stings. Don’t … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on a new video for the website. I’ve got what really amounts to a “music” video done (and uploaded) that actually tells the story, part of it at least. I will work on the finished product over … Continue reading →

I’ve been waiting for some final but (I hope) very important feedback. It’s been tough just letting the manuscript collect dust in the meantime, so I’ve turned my attention to other things.

Turning my attention to the promotional video on the website. I’ve been meaning to address it for quite some time but have had some trouble figuring out exactly what I want it to convey. I’m still not sure, so I’m … Continue reading →