Category Archives: Writing itself

As long as it needs to be

Get your minds out of the gutter; I’m talking about stories. I’ve got one that took hold of me a couple of years ago, a historical fiction about the disastrous Narvaez expedition, and it ended up about 8000 words long. … Continue reading

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Should I call Father Karras or Father Moore?

Continuing the trend of a writer boring the crap out of you by writing about writing, I’ve experienced a rather rare event this week— a dream. Now, yes, like everyone else I dream all the time, quite vividly and in … Continue reading

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They Just Show Up

Yeah, I know, writing about writing is probably one of the most boring things a writer can do, but I ran headlong into an odd little phenomenon this morning and wondered what others thought of it: the unplanned character. This … Continue reading

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