Archive for July, 2007
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Snoozing
I fell asleep while trying to edit one of my short stories. I was only on page two. What does this mean? (a) The story gets off to a slow start, so I’d better work on that beginning. (b) I need more than 5 hours of sleep a night, or more than 2 cups of [...]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Endings and Trailers: More About “Blaze”
I just finished reading “Blaze”. So sad. I kept hoping Blaze might make his escape with little Joe, even though . . . well, read it and see! (If you have a few hours and no small children under foot, it’s a quick read.) There’s a short story called “Memory” at the end of “Blaze”. It’s a [...]
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Under the Dryer
Several years back I had an excellent idea for a short story. It came to me during a long drive and involved construction zones. I drafted up the story, rewrote it about nine times, and finally decided to enter it in a contest. It didn’t win, and I didn’t look at it again, until a [...]