Confessions of a Writer of Westerns
January 31, 2022
Most of the time, life can be good,
even at 73. It's the last day of January, and it's 51 degrees. Right now, I'm
sitting in the bright sunshine of our enclosed on three sides deck. I'm not
sure what the temperature is as I type away facing the southeast direction, but
it is hot. Guessing it might be above ninety here in my little favorite writing
spot.
I had
a pretty productive writing week, putting down about 4,000 words. I also managed
to finish editing my next Senior Citizen book, which, God willing, I will
publish in February. This week I plan to complete the second edit of the third
book in my Blade Holmes, western mystery series. I had to move some things
around in this one and had a couple of gaps I had to fix. Besides changing how
I wrote the ending, everything seems to be rolling smoothly along.
I also
spent some time shooting photos and videos this week, which always seems to make
my life more fun. I also got in five good walks, down from the typical six or
seven I shoot for each week.
Since
I finished one book this past week, I am also in the planning note-making stage
of the fourth of my series for seniors. Maybe this week will be when I get some
writing done on the fifth in the series of my children's chapter books.
Reading – Telling Lies for Fun &
Profit – A Manual
for Fiction Writers by Lawrence Block
There is lots of fun and
information in this writing, how-to, book. Block is a master storyteller, and
it shows through in this terrific collection of writing advice essays. Every
chapter is timeless and told in the unique, down-to-earth, and often humorous
way that only Block can do. A fine read for anyone who has hope of one day
becoming a writer or better writer.
Writing Tip – "Write to please
yourself." Lawrence Block
That is always good advice, and if it just happens also to please a broad audience – even better. 😊
Weather – Another great week here
in east-central Wyoming. It looks like snow is coming in the middle of the week,
that's ok by me, we can use it, plus I have nowhere to go.
Quote of the day – "The more you look, the more you find."
John E. McIntyre – from, The Old Editor Says
Today's Photos – Are from a
drive through our local state park (Guernsey State Park) this past weekend.
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Have a great week. Keep on reading, and keep on
writing!