Tuesday, March 31, 2020

The art of being a writer COMPLETELY explained!

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by Rick Blechta Funny how our lockdown seems to generate so many things to do. My days are nearly complete filled with, well, stuff. Last ...
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Monday, March 30, 2020

Lockdown

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Groundhog Week 2, Day 1. The sun is shining, there are bullfinches in my garden and the clocks have gone forward, meaning an extra hour of e...
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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Living in the Kill Zone

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I'm 64 years old, which puts me inside the foyer of the Coronavirus kill zone. Fortunately I'm in good health. At least, I hope I am...
Friday, March 27, 2020

Lying to Myself

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No cute clip art this time. No adorable family photos. Today I'm not trying to think positively about COVID-19 or all the economic ram...
Thursday, March 26, 2020

Changing times

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Homeschooling, Keeley-style This week has seen lots of changes. We have all five of the Corrigans at home at once, a rarity in itself. An...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Interesting Times

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We live in interesting times. Along with a large percentage of other Californians, I am staying home with only occasional outings to take a ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

A little comfort for writers and readers in these dark times

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by Rick Blechta Well, here we are, week 2 in coronavirusland. I’d like to share some random — though connected — thoughts with everyone to...
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Monday, March 23, 2020

On Writing, the Pandemic, and Self-Isolation

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I’m putting the finishing touches on my latest Geneva Chase novel and getting it ready to send to my publisher by the first week in April. T...
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Saturday, March 21, 2020

Guest Blogger Betty Webb

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Type M is so happy to welcome Betty Webb today to talk about something so much more pleasant than what has been going on lately - writi...
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Friday, March 20, 2020

Settling In

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Frankie, here.  Sorry for missing my last two Fridays. Life has been hectic with reorganization in my academic unit and then the order fro...
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Thursday, March 19, 2020

Pandemics I Have Known

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Like everyone else, I, Donis, am sitting here at home, healthy at the moment but aged, self-isolating with my unhealthy, aged spouse. T...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

A question worth answering

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I am having a difficult time motivating myself to write this blog. Actually to write anything. I suspect most of us are distracted and unfo...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Rethinking who and what we are

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by Rick Blechta There is that famous curse — purportedly originating in China (but that’s unproven) — “May you live in interesting time...
Monday, March 16, 2020

Names from the Past

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When it came to sitting big exams I got nervous like everyone else.  But I was lucky enough to have a good memory and did quite a good job a...
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Friday, March 13, 2020

The Virus and Publishing

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During this time of upheaval in the financial markets it's difficult to predict the effect on publishing. Traditionally when the ec...
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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Staring out windows

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A lot of time this week has been spent writing and thinking about writing. I’m at the fun stage of a book –– the part where I see the light ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

On Being A Writer

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Lately, I’ve been mulling over the question of what it means to be a writer. Most of us write something in the course of a day whether it’s ...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

“Comfort reading”

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by Rick Blechta If you’re anything like me, you have a TBR (To Be Read) stack of books about a mile high. I always feel a twinge of guilt ...
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Monday, March 09, 2020

Can't Recall the Last Plot? No Worries. Read the Next Book in the Series, Anyway.

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Barbara Fradkin’s excellent blog on relatable characters prompted me to submit this.  Can you recall all the plots of all the books in all...
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Thursday, March 05, 2020

Hunting for Happiness

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Oklahoma Book Award Finalists for 2020 I (Donis) am working working working to finish the more-or-less-final draft of the manuscript o...