Stan Lee Reads Poe’s The Raven

First of all, Happy Halloween.  I’m currently typing this while dressed as a Mummy.  Not very original, but very cheap to pull off.  Maybe I’ll post some pictures.  If you’re nice.
Secondly, in honor of Halloween, I wanted to post a link to Stan Lee (of Marvel Comics fame) reading Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. FYI [...]

Last Minute NaNoWriMo Planning

I was able to do some NaNoWriMo preparations last night and I have to say I’m very excited to write this story.  I don’t think I’ve ever felt this excited about a novel length story idea before.  I love this feeling.  Is it Nov 1st yet?
What has really helped my planning is a link yesterday [...]

Snowing In October

It was snowing as I was driving to work this morning. In October.  Now, it was just little flurries, and I live in Pennsylvania, so I’m used to snow, so it’s not a big deal.  Still.  Wow.  This is clearly a sign there is no such thing as global warming (I’m totally kidding, although people [...]

Cool Photo Tool

Today is turning out to be ONE OF THOSE DAYS.  Icky. So this will be brief.
I came across a fascinating photo tool on Boing Boing that I thought I’d share.  It’s called Multicolr Search Lab and it provides a cool way to search Flicr Photographs.  What you do is you choose a color and the [...]

NaNoWriMo Five Days Away

Don’t freak out or anything, but NaNoWriMo starts Saturday. This week. Can you believe it? In less than a week, all our “free time” will disappear.
I was able to get a bit of my planning done this weekend. I’m not much of a planner when it comes to writing, so if you asked [...]

Outline Update

Just a quick note.  I’ve gotten some “outline” ideas on paper in advance of my NaNoWriMo attempt in November.  I don’t have a lot done yet, but I’m encouraged.  Yay for me!
It’s been a busy weekend.  We went to a “Haunted Granary”, went on a train ride, and made some chili. I’m painting trim today [...]

My Hope For This Weekend

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The above picture is a picture of Mulberry Street in Manhattan, circa 1900. The image is from the Library of Congress’s Prints and Photographs Division. Click on the link to see the picture in much higher resolution.
I’m not sure if I have a long post in me today. We’ll see.
My [...]

NaNoWriMo Planning is More than Outlining

As a *ahem* veteran winner of NaNoWriMo, I think I have a little advice for some of you who are tackling NaNoWriMo for the first time. I learned some things last year, and I figured maybe what I learned could help some of you.
Let’s talk about planning. Planning isn’t key to winning NaNoWriMo, but [...]

NaNoWriMo Preparations

Now that I’ve finished with my short story contest entry, I’m turning my sights to NaNoWriMo.  What can I say, I’m a glutton for punishment.
Tonight, I plan on spending some time doing some preparations for November.  Some find this fun.  I find it tedious and boring.  I hate outlining.  I have trouble coming up with [...]

The Innovator – A Short Story Excerpt

Those of you who have been reading the blog know I have been struggling with a short story for some time. Actually, I think it’s been two months. For two thousand words. Sigh. Anyhow, I finally finished the story and I thought I’d share the beginning with you all. I’d [...]