How much detail should go into the preliminary work of a story? As profound and desirable as it may be, the way Jessica Fletcher, the main character in Murder She Wrote, could whip out her manuscripts on a word processor just is not going to happen in the world outside of the “boob tube”. Diversely, …
Stigma of Written Words
I can not address just any language about this matter of reproach. I am fluent in only one, that being English. Moreover, although I am familiar the British form, I’m considerably more comfortable with the American style and structure. Even though I have this inadequacy, I want to throw my view of this subject of …
Do I Give Up?
I had been so satisfied with the progress I was making on my WiP earlier this last year. My attitude about my first draft was prudent, taking into account that many words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, and scenes would be amended in a later version. Just getting into my second draft in September, the enthusiasm was …
Emerging from the Past
The new calendar year is coming upon us. There’s no way of stopping it, no matter how much we may love to regress for one reason or another. How often have you wished you could go back to an earlier time in your life, either to revel in the pleasure you had or to change …
Obscurity on the Land
At 11:48pm on December 21st this year, it will officially be winter above the equator this year, the winter solstice. I find it preposterous that such great lengths would be taken to get the precise minute winter starts. I doubt even weathermen (okay, weather people) care about when, exactly to the minute, winter started, just …
A Scripted Maze 