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Well I have tapped into a odd little fount of words. The last few nights every night I have been sitting with my laptop and after a 300-400 word primer piece, usually something like the blog entries I have been making, I turn to a WIP story and move the stories. It hasn't been a struggle the words are all there flowing from the tips of my fingers. I have done some editing on my podio-book vignette... I did a read through and I was not thrilled with the sound of my own voice. The pacing of the re… Continue

For my son's 4th birthday, my dad gifted a Spider-man themed slip and slide. Of course it was too cold outside to make use of the toy. This weekend with the temperatures in the 90s my son with sweat pouring down his cheeks he asked me if we could do the slip and slide. Sure, it is a hot day and it will cool him off. Before I get back to the story a little about myself. I am 35 years old, I can boast that in my youth and even in my 20s I was in pretty good shape. Now I have packed on more than a… Continue

I am not sure if the title of this entry will really line up with what I am talking about today. I just typed out something before my thoughts organized themselves. Though, as I think about it my thoughts are really not organized yet so all of these words might not make any sense in the long run. I can just edit, right... Just type the words and see what comes out. Sounds like a plan. I remember when I was a pre-teen, today I think they are referred to as tweens, I really enjoyed writing. I woul… Continue

This week I spent working my tail off trying to get some proof-of-concept code written for a design project I am working on at the moment. I don't know if anyone else can relate to this, but I find that writing technical documents really kills my ability to write fiction. It seems like the bullet and visio speak that is my day to day has created some kind of prose killing barrier that leaves my brain aching. In the few free moments I had, instead of booting up (who really boots up software anym… Continue

First off... Podiobooks the site and the concept completely and totally rocks. My 30gb ipod is busting at the seams with this wonderful content. On top of that it has inspired me to attempt a podio-book of my own. I have been writing for years, unfortunately I like to eat and have a wife and two children that also enjoy eating so... I have to spend most of my witting time, writing design specs and project plans for software projects. Currently I squeak out about 1000 words every other day. So… Continue