Um… yes, again. I think, probably, that I will start a few more times as well. The way I figure it, this is my first time writing a book, so this is my practice time. Especially when you consider that I’ve not been in any creative writing classes, so have not had the benefit of [...]
Saturday, February 4th
Posted in creating your own life, writing
| Tags: first book, novel writing, outlines, practice, writing
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Both in terms of the site being up (in case anyone but me noticed it was down for a couple of days), and in terms of being here instead of elsewhere. I have, as I mentioned before, been Tumbling along. I like it and I don’t like it, and I have thoughts as to why. [...]
Friday, February 3rd
Posted in bellybutton bedazzlement
| Tags: Tumblr, writing
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It’s terrible, I know, that we have all this software for PCs, but the one we didn’t have – Scrivener – was the one I really wanted and couldn’t get. Until now. Yay! It’s still in beta so it’s free for now, as long as you are willing to put up with a few bugs… [...]
Wednesday, January 12th
Posted in organizing me, writing
| Tags: Scrivener, Scrivener for Windows, writing
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Red. That is the short answer I give whenever someone asks that question. But if you look through my home or my wardrobe there is hardly anything red to see. Oh, maybe a splash here, and you can catch a glimpse there, but nothing to indicate that, of all the colors, red is the one [...]
Thursday, January 6th
Posted in bellybutton bedazzlement, creating your own life, interview of the year: me, stuff
| Tags: favorite colors, writing
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I know, it seems just a tad narcissistic to interview myself, doesn’t it? Not to mention the asking myself questions and then answering myself aspect. I had a few reasons I wanted to do this, though, besides a fascination with my own navel. I will see if I can adequately explain them. I think first [...]
Tuesday, January 4th
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| Tags: writing
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I am terrible at blog rolls, but better at making lists of stuff I think is interesting, or important, or useful, so that’s what I’m using my Pages for, mostly. I’m also trying to build up a resource type thing as well as introduce myself (and everyone else) to new sites, so my plan is [...]
Monday, November 15th
Posted in organizing me
| Tags: book blogs, books, links, writing
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I woke up early this morning to write. Or, rather, I woke up early this morning – 3 am – and decided not to go back to sleep, but to write instead. I’m not sure that worked out too well, because I have little to show for it but a pile of disconnected thoughts and [...]
Wednesday, February 10th
Posted in decide today, promises, writing
| Tags: study, writing
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I mentioned some time back that I was going to open up my “book writing and research” site but I don’t think I ever gave the address. Anyway it’s called The Book of Louis and while it’s still a bit scattered, it is open. I’ll pull it all together soon.
Sunday, January 3rd
Posted in research, storytellers, telling our stories
| Tags: black history, book, writing
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For some reason it feels incomplete – and almost rude – to make major (to me) decisions armed only with a Blackberry. Or, rather, to attempt to express the substance of them with an itty bitty keyboard and a 1 1/2 inch screen. Even so, I believe I have come to a point where one [...]
Sunday, January 3rd
Posted in bellybutton bedazzlement, bone of my bone, decide today, Human Beams
| Tags: life, navel gazing, writing
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