Category Archives: Behind the scenes

“Behind the scenes” are anecdotes from my writing experience.

2015 End of Year Progress Report

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Pete

Yes, it’s late. Anyway, here is the current status of the three initiatives from last year. I didn’t do all I set out to; some of it fell short. But here they are in order of completion (or not): Read … Continue reading →

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The Bandsaw

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Pete

My brother once told me a story about some buddies of his who majored in woodshop and carpentry design. For their final projects, they made elaborately crafted furniture. As the end of the semester approached, their deadlines loomed, and the … Continue reading →

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2015 Q3 Progress Report

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Pete

Well, it’s the beginning of October, so it’s time to stick my head up and take stock of where I am.  Goals and progress for 2015: Release A Togahan’s Chance (aka “novel #3”): I finished the first revision a couple … Continue reading →

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Pure Joy

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Pete

Last week my wife and I attended a magnificent Tanglewood concert. While savoring the music, we enjoyed the big-screen closeups of the various soloists. For the first time, I appreciated the raw emotion driving all of the musicians—from the harpist … Continue reading →

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2015 Q2 Progress Report

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Pete

We’re about halfway through 2015. Here’s where I am with the book and other goals. Release A Togahan’s Chance, (aka “novel #3”): Still working through the first revision. I just wrapped up chapter 14 (out of 21). According to my … Continue reading →

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Decade

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Pete

Right now my wife is reading this book entitled What Alice Forgot, where the protagonist gets a concussion and forgets the last decade of her life. Everything that seems recent to her is ancient history to her friends and family. … Continue reading →

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The Painted Spider

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Pete

When I got out of school, I rented an apartment with a couple of roommates. Per state law, the landlord repainted the place just before we moved in. And they painted everything. Walls, ceilings, window frames, heater registers, doors… doorknobs. … Continue reading →

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Watch the Deleted Scenes

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Pete

It used to be that a DVD’s additional material—the deleted scenes, the extended scenes—were these Easter Eggs of story canon from which fans could eek ever more detail and geek out on message boards. The Matrix of course was the … Continue reading →

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Struggle and Thrive

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Pete

When Joss Whedon was writing Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he received much praise for his witty writing and the characters’ artful banter. Then he wrote the episode Hush, where a plot device robbed the characters of their voices, and deprived … Continue reading →

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Buck a buck

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Pete

Several years ago I gave voice recognition a try. It looked promising and efficient (and a friend raved about it, but I think that’s because he owned stock in one of the companies). So I did some research, bought one … Continue reading →

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