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World Without Pain: The Story of a Search
Adriana’s Family
The Woman Who Fell Backwards and Other Stories
Apocalypse Bluff and Other Stories
The Senescent Nomad Hits the Road
Invasive Procedures: Stories
Heroes and Other Illusions: Stories
Bedlam Battle: An Omnibus of the One Thousand Series
After the Fireflood
Caliban’s Children
The Fantasy Book Murders
Opting Out and Other Departures
Sunflower: A Novel
America Redux: Impressions of the United States After Thirty-Five Years Abroad
Fear or Be Feared: Fantasies
Writing as a Metaphysical Experience
Reviews and Reflections on Books, Literature, and Writing
The One Thousand: A Novella
The One Thousand: Book Two: Team of Seven
The One Thousand: Book Three: Black Magic Bus
The One Thousand: Book Four: Deconstructing the Nightmare
After the Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Memoir of Greece
The Misadventures of Mama Kitchen: A Novel
Dark Mirrors: Dystopian Tales
Love Children: A Novel
Painsharing and Other Stories
The Dragon Ticket and Other Stories
Tag Archives: Writing
The Senescent Nomad Seeks a Home
My new novel The Senescent Nomad Seeks a Home was published on December 25, 2020 (Merry Christmas) and is now available in both paperback and digital formats at the links below. It is a sequel to my novel The Senescent … Continue reading
What a Long Strange Year It’s Been
I had an internal debate about whether to write this essay because compared to other years nothing happened. That’s not exactly true, of course, but what happened was mainly restricted to the confines of our apartment, and my interactions were … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, encouragement, Writing, writing habits, writing schedule
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Avoiding Discouragement During the Pandemic
I am deep into writing a story that is sprouting into a novel, and so I hesitate before devoting my writing time to this instead of that. However, I rationalize the side trip by contemplating that if I help only … Continue reading
The Difference Between an Author and a Writer
Before I embarked upon my detailed explanation I wanted to be sure that I had my terms right, so I looked them up in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. According to the primary definitions in this source, an author is “the … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Harlan Ellison, rejection, writer, writer's block, Writing
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The Dark Night of a Writer’s Soul (Revisited in Light of the Pandemic)
Recently I wrote an essay called “The Great Opportunity, or, Turning Lemons into Lemonade During a Pandemic.” In it, I encouraged those who were isolating themselves while avoiding exposure to the coronavirus to develop their creativity by writing, painting, sculpting, … Continue reading
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Tagged contemplation, creativity, meditation, New Seeds of Contemplation, pandemic, publishing, rejection, Thomas Merton, Writing
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The Great Opportunity, or, Turning Lemons into Lemonade During a Pandemic
I empathize with those who have lost loved ones, those who fight on the medical front lines or remain at their posts performing other essential jobs, and those who have suffered loss of employment and remain helplessly at home as … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, creativity, painting, pandemic, Writing
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Rereading On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
In these days of lockdown, with the library and physical bookstores inaccessible and even books delivered by post under suspicion, I find myself groping for reading material, as I relate in my recent post “How to Find Books During a … Continue reading
A Second Look: Writing as a Metaphysical Experience
This book is part memoir, part journal, and part instruction. Here’s the back cover blurb from the print edition: From the author’s introduction: “For me, writing is metaphysical because it is inseparable from who I am and my conception of … Continue reading
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Tagged Writing, writing career, writing goals, writing technique
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Writing, Travel, and Literature: 2019 in Review
In many respects the way I conducted my professional life in 2018 and 2019 was similar. I usually worked seven days a week. First I would write articles, blog posts, and other quick-paying copy for eight or more hours a … Continue reading
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Tagged Nebula conference, new year, Norwescon, SFWA, traveling, Writing
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Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Mediocrity, or, Write What You Feel, Not What You See Others Write
I generally read several best of the year short story anthologies each year to keep up with literary and genre trends in publishing. It’s a futile effort, as so much continually gets published, and these anthologies include only a smattering … Continue reading
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Tagged anthologies, voice in writing, writers, Writing
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