June 9, 2020

The world is on fire. Just want to put that out there.

It isn't that I am not interested in talking about the things going on in the world. Things like the Covid-19 pandemic, the protests brought on by even more senseless racist killings of black people by police, or the utter shitstorm of this current presidential administration. I could talk on those things for days and days. But this blog is to help me focus. To help me focus on my writing. Because I am about to turn 47 and I have no more excuses.

I just backed up the blog posts from my previous blog, Rantings, Ravings, and Writings. As I was doing that, I noticed that I was too varied in what I was doing. Even worse was that it didn't lead anywhere. I've been stuck for too long. Bits and pieces. Starts and stops. Words. Phrases. A graveyard.

Perhaps I can pick through those old posts and find usable nuggets. Perhaps not. We will see. But for now, I am moving forward with potentially five different projects.

Project A: Working Title: "Words from Inside" Olly Issacs narrator. First line - "With a whisper."

Project B: Working title: "The Breakup Album" Poems. My personal "Rumours," or "Blue," or "Blood on the Tracks."

Project C: Working Title: "Depression Stories" Multiple short stories. Invisible roommate as one. Flower growth. Missing words. More.

Project D: Working Title: "Force of Nature" Main character - Gail. Extension of previous story.

Project E: Working Title: "Family Holds" Brother/sister focus. Relationship with widowed father. Relationship with sister's wife. More.

The point I am trying to make is that this blog is going to be boring. So unless someone has an unfulfilled need to watch the behind-the-scenes of a struggling writer try to fight off his imposter syndrome and create something, this blog is typing into the void. That always works, right?

Starting Again

I had a "blog" for a while, but it fell by the wayside. I decided to start another one, this one mainly as a place to work through ideas, rough sketches, etc. If you've stumbled upon this, I apologize up front. But feel free to read along and let's see where it takes us.