Tag Archives: Ray Bradbury

Short story challenge: 20 stories in 20 days

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There are times when a writer just gets stuck. Not ‘writer’s block’ stuck, but in a  ’motivationally challenged’ kind of way. That was me in November. My book came out in July and was having modest success. People were asking about a sequel and I had begun developing a storyline which I was excited about. I could have plowed ahead, but somehow wasn’t quite up to it. Maybe the second book won’t take four years, but still… knowing my turtle pace, I’m sure it will be… Continue reading →

Have all the best stories been taken?

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Fall is full of bittersweet notions. Its short, beautiful life is a tip off to coming events. Death. The death of our roses, our tomatoes, the end of long days, the end of our life. Maybe celebrations of the ‘old-style All Hallow’s Eve’ that acknowledged the dead, to be followed the day after by honoring Saints gave people a tangible sense of the often abstract nature of beginnings and endings, light and dark. The myriad of colors in the spectrum between light and dark are subtle, rich, brilliant… Continue reading →

Ray Bradbury’s ’1,000 nights’ reading list for writers

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My last post has three videos of Ray Bradbury with advice for writers. I’ve taken some of his guidance to heart and ordered a number of books from his suggested reading list. All week they’ve been coming in the mail. “The Man Who Saw Through Time” by Loren Eiseley, “The Necklace & other Short Stories” by Guy de Maupassant, “The Best of Roald Dahl” and “The Road Not Taken & other poems” by Robert Frost. It’s a rich collection of short stories, essays and poems which… Continue reading →

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