NaNoWriMo has officially started, and I signed up just under the wire to begin on time. I’ve taken the national writing challenge for the last two years, and completed it both times. Both efforts spawned the nucleus of what became (imho) really good books. The Art of Love won a couple of writing awards, and the second, called The Depth of Beauty, will be released in January. I think it’s my best work yet. So you’d think I’d jump at the chance to do NaNoWriMo again. Uh, not really. The ... VIEW POST
The Genre of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Everybody wants to know what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and because they do, it’s being covered nonstop by the news media. Now, even the coverage itself is becoming news. As talking heads ruminate over what might have happened to the ill-fated aircraft, the theories grow more and more surreal, from burning tires to stowaways to circumstances straight out of a “Twilight Zone” episode. One pundit (can’t remember which channel) was asked recently why people are so ... VIEW POST
