Flash Fiction Friday!
It’s been a long time–years, actually–since I last did a Flash Fiction Friday, so I’m spraying some WD-40 on the old flash fiction cogs and giving it a try again. For those who have...
Category: Writing
The Twelve Days of Covid
I was inspired to write the following parody by a Tweet from Darrell Harrison, responding to the news that the definition of “fully vaccinated” was changing to THREE vaccine shots: And now with news...
Book Review: SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A NOVEL by Jessica Brody
Based on Blake Snyder’s famous (and very useful) SAVE THE CAT! books, Jessica Brody does for novelists what Snyder did for screenwriters. Just as Snyder identified a number of “beats” that every good movie...
Get Back: Documentaries, Non-Fiction, and Stories
You may or may not be aware that next month, director Peter Jackson’s (of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movies fame) re-edit of The Beatles’ last movie, “Let It Be,” hits...
Ten Years Old!
This month, my blog celebrated its tenth birthday–June 17th to be precise. Yes, it would have been good if I had noted this on the day, but what can I say? I missed it....
A Quick Reminder…
If you’ve ever read something on this blog and thought, “I quite enjoyed that. In fact, if I ever met Colin, I’d buy him a coffee, or a beer, to say thanks!” Well… you...
Rod Serling On Writing
I saw this 30-min video on YouTube and thought I would share it with you–especially those of you who are writers. For those who don’t know, Rod Serling (1925-1975) was the creator and writer...
Promise Kept
Here’s some flash fiction for you this weekend. I entered this in the Fire&Ice flash fiction contest on Friday. Follow that link if you want to check out the other entries. This is mine,...
Writing Update: Very Short Fiction, Contest Wins, and What Else I’m Doing
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about what I’m doing writing-wise. My laxity with the blog of late might suggest I’m not doing a lot. And there’s some truth to that. But let’s...
Unpopular Writing Tip: Keep Your Day Job
Every writer says it at some point. Actually, just about everyone in the arts–writers, musicians, actors, and so on–says it, maybe multiple times. Every day: “One day I’ll quit my day job and do...
