What drives a person, motivates them to complete something massive, like a book? As I mentioned in a previous post, Stephen Crane wrote “The Red Badge of Courage” in seven days. Woof. He must have been possessed. The man who ran the original marathon, Pheidippides, ran from a battle raging in the city of Marathon, […]
Let Me Play
This may come as a shock, but I play video games, occasionally. I know. It’s unfathomable, isn’t it? The games I play, though, aren’t the ones where you steal cars and run over hookers and drug dealers, or mindlessly shoot at other players for hours on end. The stuff I play is what is called […]
Another Tidbit.
This little bit is from the first novel I started working on. It doesn’t have an a permanent title just yet, but, for now, I’m going with “Tribulations.” This part is from chapter 1. It is the morning of Auron’s 18th birthday. Unlike his peers, he has some reservations. Enjoy. Auron sat […]
You Villain!
Years ago, mostly while we were still in high school, (I won’t say exactly how long ago that was), my friend and I would spend hours playing chess after I had finished delivering the local newspaper. I’ll tell you straight out, he won nine out of ten times. He was always better than […]