Writing that kicks your ass

Sunday, September 9, 2012

New and Untitled



Yo fellas,

In all honestly, I forgot (until Wednesday) that I was up next.  And I’ve been working feverishly on a second draft of Dark is the Night (although my progress thus far would not seem to indicate said feverish pace). 

But I really wanted to submit something. And I wanted to submit something totally new.  So I took a break from Dark and spent my shift at the library today working on this piece.  It’s four fresh (raw) pages from an idea I’ve been kicking around for a while (and have probably even mentioned to some of you—Andy, I think, for sure).  I’ll give no introduction (because it’s the very beginning—and you know as much as I do!).  Just let me know what you think, what you want to know, what you expect might happen, what you hope will happen, or whatever else comes to mind as you’re reading.

Thanks in advance for your always awesome and appreciated feedback!

Ri

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Clutch

Hello fellows,

I've sent out a section from my new draft of Clutch.

Looking forward to your brilliant feedback!!!

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Colson Whitehead "How to Write"

Read This.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/colson-whiteheads-rules-for-writing.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
I have sent my latest.  It will be the shortest submission to date. I plead everything at work has gotten in the way as well as the fact that I have revised this piece a lot. I want to know what you think of the premise.

It is based partly on an actual event in North Dakota.

I have no outline, no middle, no end, just an idea. No more clues. Let me know what your think.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

New Schedule

Hey guys,

Here's the new schedule (I followed the same sequence as last cycle):

July 29th: Bill
August 19: Andy
September 9: Riley
September 30: Alan

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Michael Kimmel's GUYLAND

I thought y'all might be interested in Michael Kimmel's book Guyland, an exploration of the pressures today's young men (16-26) experience on their way to becoming adults.

While I don't agree point for point with his portrayal of things, his big ideas are good ones, and he takes compelling looks into things such as hazing.

Here's a link to it on Amazon.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Water Skiing Genesis

Hey fellas, if you're looking for some light (and short) reading material, check out the short story I just wrote. You can find it through my blog. 

I'm obviously not looking for a critique. I just hope someone out there to actually read it!!! :)

Hope you guys are having a great summer so far!