by Jim Stitzel | Mar 29, 2006 | Technology, Writing
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Franklin Thesaurus Card One of the best features in the “Palm Tungsten T5”:http://www.palm.com/us/products/handhelds/tungsten-t5/ handheld is its memory slot. So far, I haven’t had a reason to use it for...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 29, 2006 | Writing
I completed my second short story last night. It’s shorter than I would have liked – only 1170 words – but it _feels_ finished. And I know from practical experience that when a story feels finished, it’s best to just let it alone. Otherwise,...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 24, 2006 | Writing
It’s always wonderful to get the chance to work on writing some of my fiction, since I don’t always get the opportunity to write every day. Last night, I pounded out another 1200-word section of a story idea and watched as about two hours just melted away....
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 15, 2006 | Writing
At last count (yesterday evening), I have eight short stories in various stages of completion and starting points for two longer works (future novels, mayhap?). I’ve been striving to write at least a couple of hundred words a day on _something_, if for no other...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 15, 2006 | Writing
That night was the first in a long time that he had really prayed. Sure, he had offered up the periodic ‘desperation prayer,’ the kind of prayer that is only raised in an absolute emergency or when a screw-up is made and forgiveness is needed. But those...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 13, 2006 | Writing
Check out the new poll on the sidebar. I was finally able to find a good polling plugin, so I can now follow-up on my previous article about bloggers who also write science fiction and fantasy. I’m hoping that this will make it easier for people to answer the...
