Sharing the journey…
*Walks to stage. Basset hound ambling behind. * Me: “George, get out of here. You have your own blog site.” George: *Snort* *Releases a silent but deadly bomb. * Me: *Waves stench away from nose. * “Geez, if you have to fart, please go away.” *Turns to audience, red-faced. * *Finger waggles to crowd of …
Hi there All!! Welcome to my introductory Million Words blog post. For those of you not benefiting from the video feed, picture me doing an epic, muppet arm-flail. Ok…well, maybe you shouldn’t do that. Anyway, if you’re just tuning in, let me take a step back and lay down some ground work. The idea for …
So where am I on my “million words” journey? Lest you think this writing business comes quickly or easily… When I was in 2nd grade, I wrote and illustrated my first book, The Adventures of Wilma the Worm. When I was in 8th grade, I wrote my first sci-fi fantasy about a teenaged girl who …
Gentle reader, I am here today to discuss the theory that in order to be a “good” writer, you must first write one million words. James Gleick suggests in his newest book Time Travel, that art and creativity are the only real time travel we know. If you want the best idea of where a …