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Gonna Start Writing Again
Methinks I might start writing again. Years ago I wrote a bunch of short stories. A lot of them got scrapped because I couldn’t get past the first couple of pages. Such is the case with authors. For every masterpiece, there are a hundred complete and utter failures. Unless you’re Stephen King or Michael Crichton.Some of the stories I kept with the intent of compiling them into one single book of short stories, ala Stephen King’s Everything’s Eventual. That might be where I start. I don’t have it in me just yet to actually write a novel. If I had the time, a year off, to devote to it I think I could do it. There’s more to writing than just writing. There’s research, research, and um…research. That takes a … Read entire article »
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