Here’s an anecdote:
Late one rainy Saturday morning I caught the X9 bus going downtown. The front was full so I sat near the middle, on one of the long bench seats where your back is to the window and you face the opposite seat.
Author: Glenn
bookmark_borderWhy is Writing Well so Difficult?
Why is writing well so difficult?
It seems easy. When we talk, we don’t have difficulty communicating.
bookmark_borderLies, and Fiction
Fiction is a lie, as Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury and Albert Camus have all stated. But a good storyteller can make an untruth believable within the world or reality they construct.
bookmark_borderWriting Review: Nine Dragons and Burning Angel
I’ve recently read (some of) two novels: a randomly selected detective novel, Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly, and a cop novel that came recommended, Burning Angel by James Lee Burke.
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bookmark_borderMicro-Fiction
There is a contest running on EveryDayFiction. The site gives ten words, you must use at least four, plus there is a saying which is optional as a theme. The maximum word count is 250 words. The contest is open for submissions for eight days, and I’ve decided to write a new piece each day. At the end I’ll select one as my entry.
bookmark_borderNarrative of the Seahawks
I’m a pretty big fan of the Seattle Seahawks. I don’t bleed blue and green or have a room full of swag, but I do have an official NFL football autographed by Mack Strong. My fandom goes back to the days of Zorn to Largent and Krieg to Largent, followed by years and years of enduring the mediocrity. I remember spending the Christmas holidays of 1999 at my brother’s place in Phoenix when Mike Holmgren was announced as the coach, and hoping that his arrival was the light at the end of the tunnel.
bookmark_borderWeak Characters from Plot Writers? The Prophet, by Michael Koryta
I read a lot of fiction; largely novels, titles pulled from readers’ choice or bestseller lists regardless of genre or authors, downloaded from the library in ebook format. Every book is a surprise, a challenge. Some less so because of the title or the cover, but still, in almost every case I haven’t read any previous works by the author.
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bookmark_borderNot Wired for Conflict
I’m reading Wired for Story, by Lisa Cron. One particular section made me think.
bookmark_borderThinking in Style
I sometimes absorb writing styles from my reading, then use that voice in my head as I’m thinking to myself.
bookmark_borderEditing Review: Stranger in a Strange Land
I’m reading Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein, but not for the first time.
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