Sep 8, 2010 | The Writing Life
The Corner Store – three businesses ran similtaneously by one man Hello dear readers, It’s amazing how much things can change in a day. It’s a good thing I didn’t take the train out of here last night, because today this place and its people...
Sep 8, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hey dear readers, I probably shouldn’t post here in my current lower-than-a-snake’s-belly state, but I need someone to talk to. I feel like such a loser…a loser to end all losers. On the first full day of the retreat, I went to take some photos for...
Sep 7, 2010 | The Writing Life
Good morning, dear readers, It is difficult to describe how beautiful the Catskills are. I know, I know–as a writer, I’m supposed to be able to describe anything, but wow! Rolling mountains covered in blue-green forests. The mountains slope into deep...
Sep 5, 2010 | The Writing Life
Hello dear readers, Okay, it’s official. I’m nervous as hell. At three-thirty in the morning, I’ll be on the way to the airport for my journey to the Catskills. I’m finding the travel portion of the trip to be the most unnerving. Once in...
Sep 3, 2010 | The Writing Life
The one, the only–Fuzzy Ferocious Good morning, dear readers, Before I tell you about today’s exercise, I’d like to address some concerns people have had about the blog not being updated while I’m at the retreat. It is my intention to do a...
Sep 2, 2010 | The Writing Life
Good morning, dear readers, Well, we did it. The book is finished. The first novel I’ve written in five years. I’ve broken the curse of the Repeated Rewrite Request Agent, and am ready for the next stage of my writing career. I’m feeling a little...
