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Just released: A sequel to my popular paranormal, WWII, action/adventure Oh, Bits! The new story, Voices, takes place quit a few years later, but much of the same craziness is still going on.
It’s now available at Amazon. Or, make it a gift–order a signed copy from me!
Also Available!
Don’t miss this charming tale about two deep-South garden clubs engaged in a bizarre bit of competition.
Autographed copies make great gifts. Drop me a line if you’d like one at: DruidJosh@gmail.com
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Category Archives: Writing
Williamsburg woes, part deux…. (Encore)
It turns out I’m not done with the whole Colonial Williamsburg thing. In fact, I recall staying awake nights fretting about newly discovered details (new for me, anyway) concerning life in the 18th century as I worked on my Revolutionary … Continue reading
How much is enough? (Encore)
I’m reminded of those uber-annoying commercials featuring lip-twisting matrons agonizing over the proper number of prunes needed to ensure regularity. Bleah! What caused me to dredge up such a memory? A trip to Colonial Williamsburg, of all places. With my … Continue reading
What’s a tree? (Encore)
My niece, a medical receptionist, witnessed something inspiring last week in the waiting room at the doctor’s office where she works. There were a number of people waiting to see the doctor, and among them was a little girl about … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, novel writing, Writing
Tagged blind, blindness, caring, innocence, kids, kindness, senses, sensory words, sympathy, Writing
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Dear Josh — an advice column? (Encore)
Over the years I’ve been fortunate to get feedback on my work from a number of incredibly talented writers, Rob Sawyer, Mike Resnick, Kris Rusch, and Steve Sterling to name a few. There have been others, to whom I’m equally … Continue reading
Posted in marketing, novel writing, Writing
Tagged editing, Fiction, independent publishing, learning, perfection, reality, reviews, Self publishing, self-promotion, Writing
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A Writer’s Brain (Encore)
It’s time for something somewhat <cough> headier than usual. I read an article by Carl Zimmer in the New York Times on-line edition about research done a few years ago in Germany to find out what parts of a writer’s … Continue reading
Posted in short fiction, Writing
Tagged brain, emotion, feelings, intellect, intelligence, readers, redhead, sensory words, sexy, thinking, thought process, visceral, word pictures, Writing
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What We Do For Love
We’ve had extra time on our hands, thanks to the covid-19 situation, so we decided to do something different, for our youngest grandchild, Adam. We wanted to develop a story with him as the star. We’d conjured up goofy tales … Continue reading
Posted in short fiction
Tagged be a star, boy hero, child star, Fiction, grandson, Lego, Ninjago, Paint.NET, personal story, photo book, photo editing, Shutterfly, superhero, young boy
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Progress? (Encore)
I’m having trouble writing an exercise for one of my classes. The students need an example of really dreadful writing. It needs to be so bad that it borders on the horrific. We’re not talking scary here; we’re talking poorly … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged bad example, bad teacher, bad writing, cliches, history, keyboard, poor work, poor writing, Show Don't Tell, student, teacher, teaching, trope, tropes, Writing
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Not again! This time I’m 28,857 words in…. (Encore)
I have this great urge to start killing off characters. It’s probably not even their fault. Although, come to think of it, the way some of them have been acting lately, it’s like they’re asking for it. One player, in … Continue reading
An Odd Little Southern Tale
If you’re as tired as I am of the never-ending chatter about the coronavirus problem, this tale may provide a diversion. It’s a bit longer than most of the short stories I’ve presented here, but it’s an old fave, even … Continue reading
