Tomorrow is the last day for the 30 day challenge that Edward Cheever and I are on. Out goal is 45,000 words in 30 days. Then we will take a break until July 1. At that time we will hit it again–45,000 words by July 31. Any brave souls who are interested in writing and … More Last day
You might have noticed that I haven’t posted for a few days. I have been busy working on my latest writing project, entitled “Elijah.” I am involved in a variation of National Novel Writing Month. Every November, several hundred thousand people pledge and encourage each other to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. I … More Five days left
Douglas followed Paddy into the elevator that was guarded by two massive men in blue blazers. They stood on either side of the elevator as if they were bored, but Douglas suspected that they were a lot more alert than they appeared. Paddy pushed the elevator button marked 1, and the elevator began ascending. A … More Elijah–Chapter 2B
The long black limosine pulled up to the curb outside the east entrance and front steps of the U.S. Capital building. A young attractive woman dressed in a tightly fit business suit pushed the valet out of the way and opened the back door herself. Out stepped a young black man in a blue Brooks … More Elijah–Chapter 2A
The other stuff I have written so far this summer has always had at least a few readers, and I am thrilled about that. But the work that I have the greatest anticipation for, the novel “Elijah,” has had no takers. So far, I am the only one who has read through the prologue and … More What’s in a name?
The prison cell looked like no other in the world. It had a strange antiseptic look about it. The fluorescent lights remained on at all times, and shone brightly and cheerfully in the 10 by 12 foot cell. The cinder block walls were painted a flat white, reflecting the fluorescent light into the entire room. … More Elijah–Chapter 1B
TWELVE YEARS LATER The United States House of Representatives was about to open for a new session. The usual excitement of beginning was enhanced by the fact that there were so many new faces in Washington D.C. Even though President Walter B. Webb had been reelected in a landslide, there had been a sizeable turnover … More Elijah–Chapter 1A
“Dear Katya: “I am writing this letter in the hope that it will get to you somehow. After leaving you I was taken in a vehicle with blackened windows to an underground holding facility. I have no idea where I am, or how long they intend to hold me before taking me to trial. I … More “Elijah”–Prologue
Good, bad or ugly, the last few weeks I have been able to crank out the first eight chapters of a YA fantasy novel (Crash Corrigan) and two short stories (The Well of Souls and This Twisted Thing Called Love). The novel was a spur of the moment idea; the short stories have been on … More And for my next trick….
Professor Mason Mainbridge worked long into the night, as was his custom, even though his was the only light on in Hazard Hall. He found that he got his best work down after everyone else went home to their wives and husbands, their pets and their children. Mainbridge didn’t have a wife, and he certainly … More “The Well of Souls”
