Beginning a Book, and Closing a Chapter

Last time, I recalled the story of the wonderful time Joyce and I had at Dancing Lion Chocolate in Manchester, New Hampshire in 2017. The shop was recommended by Rob and Margit of the Ash Street Inn, a B&B where we spent the night. I have the standard day photo, but I think this nighttime …

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Under Assessment (with cover photo)

Time for an update on my latest GANIP (Great American Novel in Progress). As I mentioned in an earlier post, I finished my first draft of World of the Blue Jasmine. So what’s next? I’m so glad you asked. Here’s what happens from here: I send it off to five potential agents; All of them …

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Write On!

Time to take a break from writing about running, in favor of writing about writing. Those of you uninterested in getting into the head of a prospective novelist can return to binge-watching the latest Netflix series, but I hope you’ll give me a chance here. No, bring it on! We can't wait to hear more! …

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2023: Running, Coffee, and Writing

Happy New Year to my wonderful readers! I hope you all had a better holiday than we did. The short version is that things went downhill fast after Lookout Mountain, and not in the good downhill way. Both my wife and I came down with COVID, which meant we barely saw the family, and Joyce’s …

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