Earlier this month, I attended the Cape Cod Writers Center Conference. It is a weekend literary conference that has been an annual occurrence for 55 years, making it one of the oldest on-going writing conferences in the US. I attended the conference with a good friend of mine, and we …
Any Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fans reading this? If so, take a moment to celebrate with me the wonderful coincidence that this post is my 42nd entry in my Ensign’s Log. *ahem* Now that I’ve paid homage to one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, the …
This year has been a series of ups and downs, in writing, my personal life, and my work life. However, for this wrap-up post of the year, I want to focus on the positive side of my writing accomplishments. 2016 Writing Highlights January: Finished the first draft of Upgrade. February: …
At long last, another post about my trip to Ireland! During my visit, I visited a number of different beaches with my grandfather as well as some friends of his (and my sister, when she was home from school and after she finished her semester.) One of them was Kerins …
This is a picture of me in Acadia National Park a couple years ago. It’s also my current profile picture on Scribophile, because I still haven’t gotten a good picture of my face (I’m simply not photogenic.) I like this picture because it reminds me that sometimes I need to …
County Clare has some wonderful places to visit, including the famous Cliffs of Moher. Last Thursday, my grandfather took me to another wonderful place to visit–the Bridges of Ross. Once upon a time, the Bridges of Ross were three in number, lovely natural sea arches. Only one still exists today, …
It’s been a busy week so far, which is why these photos are somewhat belated–we visited the Cliffs on Tuesday. It was a beautiful day out, as you can see… The sun was in my face though, so I was squinting a bit. I make no apologies for my hair–the …
After a long journey, I finally arrived in Ireland early Monday morning. Here’s a few photos from the flight (nonstop to Ireland, with a snack, dinner, and a light breakfast served en route.) Please note that all images were taken with a gen 4 iPod, as my sister currently has …
So, tomorrow I’m headed off to New York again. This time, though, there’s a potential that my friend may not have internet back yet. If that’s the case, my initial blog post plan may be somewhat on hold until the internet returns. I will utilize libraries and coffee shops and …
In 2007, after my initial success with National Novel Writing Month, I regretted that it was only a yearly thing–the thrill of pouring my soul into a story with such a tight deadline (50,000 words in 30 days) was still thrumming in my veins weeks after the final midnight toll. …
