by Jim Stitzel | Aug 8, 2006 | Writing
I have discovered that being critiqued (and edited) is a bit like being caught with your fly down. Someone else is pointing out what should have been obvious, and it’s profoundly embarrassing. It’s amazing how much comes out of a critique, things that you...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 7, 2006 | Writing
Well, there was more I wanted to say today, but at this point I’m dead tired. Between finishing up a project at work, critiquing stories and being critiqued, and doing some yard work this evening, I’m about out of energy. Tomorrow, though, I hope to share...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 7, 2006 | Writing
Here’s my pattern for today so far – get some work done, take a break and critique a story, take a break from that and get some more work done, go back and critique another story. This is a weekly pattern I can expect to repeat for some time into the...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 6, 2006 | Writing
I think this was the most relaxing and enjoyable birthday weekend I’ve had in a few years. My wife and I actually took a 3-day weekend and spent much of the last three days just relaxing and spending time with family. Highly enjoyable. Deeply refreshing. Just...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 4, 2006 | Writing
Wow, two new contributors in the one day! Charles Richard Laing adds his pen to the ranks at “Flashes of Speculation”:http://open-dialogue.com/fs with his humorous tale called “Fish...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 4, 2006 | Writing
We’ve added another name to the list of contributors at “Flashes of Speculation”:http://open-dialogue.com/fs. Hana K. Lee has submitted a creepy story entitled “Another Day”:http://open-dialogue.com/fs/2006/08/04/another-day-hana-k-lee/....
