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Writing as work; or, a new literary daydream

Wish I could claim this idea as my own, but I can’t.  In fact, it’s a kind of convoluted web of connection, appropriate to the Internet but a bit confusing.  I was reading a recent entry in the terrific little blog Literary Rejections on Display, which was in turn a reference to an e-mail commentingContinue reading “Writing as work; or, a new literary daydream”

Bleeding regions; plus, NaNoWriMo and happy holidays!

Still working on the Texas writers list, though it’s looking more and more impossible. Where do I put an author like Katherine Anne Porter, for instance? She was born in South Texas, lived a long time in Central Texas, and one of the major writing contests that bear her name is headquartered in North Texas.Continue reading “Bleeding regions; plus, NaNoWriMo and happy holidays!”

Halloween Horror Fest

I’ve watched an abnormal number of horror movies this year. Some of that is because my wife is researching portrayals of librarians in film, and the most recent batch she added to our collection simply happened to include a lot of horror flicks. But I’ve also been re-embracing my horror roots, not only in filmContinue reading “Halloween Horror Fest”