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Ten of Fifteen

19 Dec 2020
Just used up ten of my Warholian fifteen minutes yesterday, when Chat & Spin radio in the UK interviewed me about my novels. The interview is available in their archives…
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Novella Time

20 May 2020
I have begun writing a novella, that odd in-between genre, much too long to be a short story, but rarely long enough to be called a novel in most literary…
interview

Dealing with Lockdowns and the Imminence of Doom

3 Apr 20206 Apr 2020
Fellow writer Tami Shaikh has asked a number of literary folks how they are dealing with the coronavirus epidemics, and I was honored to be among them. Here is the…
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Musings on Proust, Part 1

27 Mar 202027 Mar 2020
I have at last begun reading Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu. While the coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying restrictions have given me more time to read, I actually…
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When Clichés Come to Life

20 Mar 202020 Mar 2020
Clichés are much derided in writing circles, and rightly so: they are a lazy way to express the character of a situation, and usually they have been heard so often…
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The Rising Tide

19 Aug 201919 Aug 2019
The tide is rising for me, apparently; I had thought July and August would be slow months, with folks who can afford to take vacations out of town, and that…
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Spreadsheets and Persistence

1 Aug 2019
The truth is likely that many more good stories are written than are read. Too may authors fear rejection so much that they do not even try. I know, because…
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Managing Distraction

19 May 2019
I recently saw an ad for the Freewrite, a "distraction-free" portable word processor--that is, one with no Internet capability. I immediately recognized it as something inspired by the old Alphasmart…
book review

Mini Review: “Neon in Daylight,” by Hermione Hoby

18 May 201918 May 2019
Neon in Daylight, by Hermione Hoby I'm of two minds about this book. I enjoyed it well enough that I am glad I read it, and I do recommend it.…
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Progress Report

2 May 2019
In a recent post, I expressed my relief and amazement at having finished the second draft of my fourth real novel. (I wrote several novels in my twenties, but they…

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