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Last night I submitted a ten-page bit to our writing critique group. Got smacked. Not mean smacking, but the reality that I missed the mark on communicating my thoughts, story, characters from my mind to the page. I submitted the opening pages of Daniel book five. Because it is a series, a continuation of previous books, I tried to weave some backstory in the give a reader some context of events before, and aspects of relationships. What I discovered...I failed miserably, cre

Just noticed no one has read Core Beliefs - Chapter 53 - A Charlie Christmas I must have screwed up the posting??? Honestly, it's a good read!

I greatly appreciate all who are taking time to read the Blog posts and book chapters on my webpage. It's a comfort that you find them worth reading. Something I noticed just today is at the end of the blog posts, there's a place to leave comments. Anything you have to say, good, bad, or the color of the bananas at the store will be appreciated. Thank you for your consideration. Walter

Reading can corrupt your writing. Lately I've been reading, some new, some revisits, some instructional. I get deep pleasure when reading, but I've found the plots, scenes, the characters of others can contaminate the ones I'm in the middle of creating. Too often I find a phrase or description of another author ink blotted in the middle of my words. I set Tolkien down, the rich imagery, clean script, the marvelously conceived plots, Tolkien's brilliance a joyous pleasure, but

I dedicated a lot of time and resources to creating and updating this webpage. All evolves. There are some changes to be made. The question is...how bad will I screw things up in the effort to improve this page? I often find myself these moments where doubt and insecurity cause me to pause, then eventually...I say "what the hell!...and forge ahead with self destruction

The past week has found me struggling to engage creatively. If I knew the reason, I could address it. I have two more chapters of Core Beliefs proofed, polished and ready to go, but cannot pull the trigger to post them. Something in the back of my mind is warning me that I've missed something big. This has happened before, and in the past, I've put stuff out, only to regret it later. (I just stopped, cleaned up to get ready for a doctor's appointment hoping something insightf

Our primary focus was on establishing a social media presence. With the skilled help of one of our members, we got thing set up on Facebook. I loved the banter as we explored possible names, searched for which zeroed in on who we were, and what we are about. We determined the Muskogee Writer's Group still worked best...at this time. Therefore, we have a Facebook page with that name. We also reviewed two ten-page submissions, and both authors received excellent insight about w

As I worked on the next chapter of Core Beliefs, out of curiosity I clicked the "read aloud" icon on my word processor. I was shocked, as the automated female voice read my words, with inflection, affirming my punctuation was correct, and I smiled, contentedly as the rhythm of what I heard synced with how I had imagined the sound and feel of the work. I remember a few friends asking if my books were in audio form. Nope, but it's on the to do list now. If you have a "read alou

I've been away from my webpage for a few days. I turned 77 and it felt like I needed to step back, take a serious look at where I am, How I got here, and what's next? Over the past years, birthdays felt like no big deal. Just another day. This year, a sensation stirred inside that I needed to pay more attention. I wondered if the high loss of people dear was making me more reflective, or if my own mortality was pressing on my consciousness, but either way, I am finding this b

Today I'm assembling the notes from five sessions I participated in at the Tulsa Night Writer's, The Thrill of Writing Conference, this past Saturday. I've mentioned before that writing was something I had not thought of doing for the majority of my life. But, life changes, we change, and for the last twenty years I have passionately scribbled words on page, trying to paint images of lives not my own. I've also mentioned that my skill set was horrific. I have diligently worke