Post 24 – Confusion
There is a philosopher, I forget who, who has a scale of emotions with apathy and depression on the lower end. Confusion is a very high state. I’ve always thought that questions are much more powerful than answers. We are thrown (like a potter throws clay) to want the answers, but when we have the [...]
Post 23 – Writing a Short Story
I love short stories. I have read them all my life. I have had subscriptions to New Yorker, AGNI, Omni, Asimov and other magazines just so I could read the short stories. I have collections from Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post. And, of course, many, many collections of science fiction short stories. I have [...]
Post 22 – Why Art?
I know people who would rather not be challenged in their lives. They prefer a comfortable job and, as my friend and mentor Pat O’Bryan calls it, a McLife. It’s valid. It has confuses me, but, as the philosopher said, confusion is a very high state and understanding is the booby prize, so I don’t [...]
Post 21 – Daydream Yourself into Your Work
Much good writing, even fiction writing, requires research and study. If you want to get your story straight, as they say in the Cop shows, you need to know the facts that support and enhance your work. Even good fantasy has some root and basis in reality and science fiction will need a plausible scientific [...]
Post 20 – Myths
I have recently been accused of being reactionary. The person didn’t mean that I espouse ultra conservative political views, or that I want desperately to return to an older time. They meant that many of my posts on the process of writing during the 30 day blog challenge (Only ten more. It’s been quite a [...]
Literary Speed Bump
Many of you have been following Geoff on his 30-Day Challenge journey, supporting him with compliments and, sometimes, criticism. Yes, the criticism has been supportive. That is something which is often very difficult for writers to accept, especially a beginning writer. When I began writing stories, I wanted people to read them and say, “wow! [...]
Post 19 – The War on Christmas – A Warped Holiday Story
Legal Notice: This story, video and all the contents therein are purely for entertainment purposes. We are in no way affiliated with the actual Christmas, actual war, punditry, the extreme left, the extreme right, the extreme middle or any other group with any agenda other than humor. Joseph Coaler Productions did not set out to [...]
Post 18 – A Hustler, a Hovel and the Happiest Place on Earth
A version of this story will also be posted on my personal blog, That Would Be Me (dot net). Several day ago a friend posted a note about his most exotic Christmas. He spent it in Tanzania while studying birds. I don’t have any Christmas stories as exotic as his, but my first one in [...]
Post 17 – The UnBlog – A Different Perspective
It is always interesting to see how different writers approach the same subject or idea. There have been several books published where an editor gave several authors the same opening line or the same theme or circumstance to build a story around, and the books are filled with such diverse stories it’s amazing they all [...]
Post 16 – There is no “One Process”
Steve and I write in this blog to discuss the process of writing, which brings us to the question, “Is there one correct process to use to write?” The short answer is, “No.” That’s pretty short, and not very helpful, so I’ll augment it a bit with a more complete answer. Steve and I do [...]
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