There’s the hard parts, and then there’s the easy parts. I’ve really been feeling like writing was a chore for the last couple of weeks. I didn’t know if it was performance anxiety over having people suddenly throwing me money from all directions, or stress, or what. I was just missing my writing quota (1,000 […]
The Craft of Writing
Feb. 2007 was a little grim for the Peephole. I don’t think I ever went a whole month with just one entry since the blog’s inception. But in my defense, I turned 34, had a big party, dealt with a bad cold, and finished the Painted Man. Again. I take heart in the fact that […]
Editing is Hard
Got some positive news on the novel front. It looks likely that I will have an agent, once I finish a full front-to-back edit of the book, cutting the length by a good 5-10% and sanding down some sharp burrs. I’m trying not to think about it, because thinking about it makes me think about […]
Gun Control
Long before Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine there was this illustrated commentary on gun control by yours truly: Check out the awesome 80’s mullet on the protagonist.
Continuing Education
Writing Class One of the things I did while trying to find my way as a writer after college was take a continuing education class at NYU on writing fantasy. The class was taught by Marvin Kaye, an editor and mystery writer, who also did some fantasy work. I’m not really sure why he taught […]