Hi, Most of us mark our sojourn on this planet in days and months and years, using a solar cycle. Every 28 to 31 days almost all countries on Earth shift to a new month, and every 12 months they shift to a new year. There are a few exceptions, of course. A little over …
Hi, Health Update: As usual, I’m writing this in bits and pieces. Wednesday, 11-13-2024. was the last day I was required to wear my splint 24 hours a day (except for showering). I took it off before I showered that morning, and will leave it off from now on, except for a while when I …
Just a quick notice that an interview I did recently with Atmosphere Press has just been published on their website. If you’re interested, here’s a copy of it. An Interview With Michael Sirois Michael Sirois taught English, drama, and technology to middle school students for twenty-three years before spending seven years as an educational program …
Newsletter 57 – February 23, 2024 Hi, Over the previous two newsletters I talked about interruptions and distractions, and about how my writing routine is sort of haphazard (and maybe a little too flexible). I think the main realization I’ve had, after thinking about this for a while, is that I need to find a …
Newsletter 041 – June 23, 2023 Hi, Disclaimer: This newsletter and the eight that will follow it were written in advance. This was done to allow me to focus on tasks I have to complete before I can publish my next books (Flood and Fire and Jagged Man). Update (6-22-2023): I have been adding to …
Newsletter 039 – May 26, 2023 Hi, Quick Update: The first draft of Flood and Fire is now about 26,000 words, but far from complete. I’m working on it a couple of hours a day, in between video training on some of the software I’ll talk about below. I usually lose a quarter of the …
Newsletter 035 – March 24, 2023 Hi, In the previous newsletter I mentioned that I do try to write and edit for several hours each day, but sometimes life’s little interruptions keep that from happening. I’m often awake before sunrise, and a recent day was no exception. That day I woke up around 5:00 am …
Newsletter 009 – February 25th, 2022 Hi, About the image above: Late in the afternoon on May 15th, 2010, Minay and I arrived in the town of Little Sutton, about five miles across the River Mersey from the Beatles’ original stomping grounds. I desperately wanted to go over and wander along Penny Lane and see …
Throughout the centuries, left-handers have been maligned, and often forced into right-handedness (especially as concerns, but not limited to, their handwriting). I’m left-handed, and at a very early age I became convinced that the deck was stacked against me. When we were first learning to write cursive in school, my teacher tried to make me …
Recently I was asked to interview for a member profile for a group I belong to, The Gutsy Great Novelist. Here’s a copy of it. Let’s begin with your origin story. When did you first realize you wanted to write a novel? Was there a particular person or experience that inspired you I think I’ve …