New blo |
My latest blog project is called Write Damn Now. You can learn more about what it's going to be by visiting the site at http://www.writedamnnow.com.
-Mark
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:45:00 GMT |
The final countdown. |
So we've got about 11 days until the ballot at Plotastic! closes, and we're a ways off from the goal of 1,000 ballots. If you haven't shared the site with everyone you know (plus at least one other pe...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:10:00 GMT |
Greetings from NYC! (Yes, it's a new blog post.) |
So here I am in New York, NY for two days "on business" (thought truthfully only about 3 hours total while here will actually be spent working). I'm in a nice hotel across the street from the United N...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:11:00 GMT |
Santa's got nothin' on Uncle Krismuss Present. |
By far the boys' best gift this Christmas was a pair of electric bumper cars from their Uncle Jimmy. They are powered by two wheels, each with an independent motor that can either go forward or backwa...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:02:00 GMT |
FLAMING DEATH! |
I've become obsessed with the novel's first sentence. Supposedly it can make or break a book. So here I am not even 10% through the first draft, and I'm going back, fretting over the first--What?--doz...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:37:00 GMT |
The Novel: Part IV The Plot |
This is where it starts getting sticky.Effective plotting is like a roller coaster with increasingly menacing climbs and drops. Suspense is built until you reach the first peak, when the story plummet...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:04:00 GMT |
NaNoWriMo - November 5, 2006 |
Saturday's output: 1,280 wordsSunday's output (as of 1:30 pm): 0 wordsAs usual I've allowed my editorial eye to interfere with production. Granted, the problem that's stopped my progress is not minor....
Posted by on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 11:37:00 GMT |
The Rules - November 3, 2006 |
THE RULES1. Party like a rock star.2. Never wander around Jeffy Cliff in the dark, no matter how badly you have to pee.3. NO YELLING ON THE BUS!4. Prime Time is the right time.5. "Caps" should be an O...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:37:00 GMT |
NaNoWriMo |
So, here it is 12:25 am on Friday and I'm writing away, hot and heavy. That's right: It has begun.Thanks to Dougherty's influence, I have joined National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The point of ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:35:00 GMT |
The Novel: Part III the Protagonist |
There are two schools of though on how a novel should begin, and they both have advocates in what can be considered the ..learned.. writing community. Generally speaking there are the Character People...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:11:00 GMT |
