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Tag Archives: writing
Cleaning Up in the Season of the Witch
Welcome to fall, North Dakota style. We had a delightful weekend with temps in the upper 60s/low 70s and it was paradise. A paradise we knew would end. By Tuesday, the median temp dropped 15-20 degrees and the wind picked … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID boosters, guitar, North Dakota weather, quarantine, Swedish Death Cleaning, Vaccinations, writing
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Sorry That It Took Me So Long…
Oh mercy, I’m quoting KISS lyrics. What have I become? Yes, it has been awhile. It’s not that I have nothing to write. It’s more of a motivation issue. I’ve been a busy old man and the blog has slipped … Continue reading
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Tagged audiophile, Bang & Olufsen, beer, exercise, led zeppelin, North Dakota weather, summer, the beatles, vinyl records, winter, writing
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Back to the Old Girl
The ES 135 experiment has ended. It turned out that the guitar’s low output P100 pickups HATE the Soul Food overdrive pedal. The first few chords sound OK but then it degrades. If I stomped on the BOSS DS-1 it … Continue reading
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Tagged electric guitar, North Dakota weather, optimism, reading, Tricia Helfer, writing
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Writing Update
I finished a new chapter yesterday and it took a surprising turn. I have somehow created another antagonist to oppose my unlikely heroes, who are already in over their heads. It’s strange how unintentional creativity can be. Sometimes you have … Continue reading
Conversion to Green Now Complete
Summer is quite here and I’ve been working hard to keep up with it. In the past week and a half I’ve mowed a couple times, fertilized the lawn, planted four-o’clocks and marigolds, applied weedkiller to the dandelions, seeded the … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, exercise, guitar, lawn and garden, North Dakota weather, writing
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User Failure
I had a chapter for the book that was taking me forever. It went one way and then another in February and March. I went back to it this summer and finally got it right. Problem solved. A few … Continue reading
Therefore I Write
A nice bit of inspiration and truth from Grant Snider. This is pretty much how I function most days.
The Tools of the Trade
Every job needs tools. Writing is no different. So in addition to the Internet this is the stack of books I rely on the most. There are other volumes but this is the what gets used the most. The League … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Speckler, incenses, nag champa, tools of the trade, writing
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An Embarrassment of Distractions
Things are picking up in my expansion of the book from less than 120K first novel to your standard fantasy doorstop so I’m plugging away. And wouldn’t you know it, there are a number of distractions on the small screen: … Continue reading
Sorta Kicking Ass and Taking Names
I woke up around 4:30 this morning and as is customary I couldn’t get back to sleep. Normally I just piss around on the Internet for a while until I get tired enough to doze off, which takes a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged adhd, hyper-focus, mondays, sleep deprivation, sleep disorders, writing
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