Charlie Stross on Ideas

Thanks everybody for the votes on the new header.  I’m gonna let it go a little bit longer and then make a decision.  I will admit I’m a little surprised with the results.
If you’re into science fiction and fantasy you should definitely be reading Tor Book’’s blog, Tor.com.  I check it out several times a [...]

Help Needed

I like to shake things up a bit here from time to time in the design department.  Also, I like to play around in Photoshop. It helps me learn the software.  I’m thinking about changing the header of this blog, but I figured I’d get your opinion first. Click on the images to see them [...]

Photographic Evidence

I said the other day I’d take a picture of the newspaper and post it here, so here you go!  It’s a bit blurry, but you can see that my story was on Page 1 of Section C of the Sunday paper.  They even added a photograph of a guy with a knife and a [...]

Everyone For Themselves

Thanks everybody for the kind words yesterday. I enjoyed my time in the spotlight for sure. I also had a bunch of co-workers offering to help me finish my novel, as if lack of ideas was my problem. They just don’t understand the tortured mind of a procrastinating writer.
This weekend I was taking out [...]

Celebrity Me

Well, they printed my story in the newspaper today. You can read it here . You can read the bio here. Apparently I say the word stuff a lot.
I’ll try to post a photograph of the newspaper tomorrow.

Decisions, Decisions

A few things going on in my world. First of all, we have the son’s two month check-up today. He will be getting shots, I’m sure. If he’s like his sister, though, this won’t be too much of a problem.
The reporter from the newspaper called me to talk about my writing for [...]

Success!

Well, I just found out my contest entry won!
http://strugglingwriter.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/i-wrote-some-more/
It will be printed in the newspaper this Sunday. Now I have to call the newspaper for my “bio”.

I Wrote Some More

Remember that writing contest I entered a few weeks back but didn’t win? I didn’t think I’d be able to, but I entered again for Chapter 2 of the story. You can read the winner of chapter 1 here. Here’s my entry. It’s not great, but it’s the best I could come [...]

Some Quick Stuff

I’ll have a post up soon. Promise. It’ll be a good one too. Some sound marital advice, in fact.
Had a good weekend. Got my Coraline Nike Dunks in the mail. Went with the wife, daughter, and son to a pottery place where my wife made a really cool plate. [...]

Some Smiles

I figured I’d be that guy today, the one who posts pictures of his kids. The thing is, I need something here that makes me smile today. Nothing makes me smile more than this picture.