#Writing

TheVerseWorks

Aug 26, 20192 min

Eenie Meenie Miney ...

Well, it's finally happened. I thought I'd escaped it, but apparently I haven't. It caught up with me just when things quieted down a...

TheVerseWorks

Aug 26, 20193 min

What Happens Next?

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." -- attributed to, among others, John Lennon (in "Beautiful Boy")...

TheVerseWorks

Aug 26, 20192 min

Anger Management

Before he passed away a few years ago, I visited my 90-year-old great-uncle once a week in his assisted living apartment. He was at that...

TheVerseWorks

Aug 26, 20192 min

A Song My Kids & I "Wrote"

... with some rather significant help for the structure and melody from a favorite Christmas carol! We composed this ditty on the way...

TheVerseWorks

Aug 25, 20193 min

Descriptions ... Or Lack Thereof

I used to believe that descriptions in books were a waste of the reader’s time. I’d think, “Get to it, already. I want to know what...

TheVerseWorks

Aug 25, 20193 min

People Vs. The Cliffhanger

I just rewatched (thanks, Amazon Prime) a favorite show of mine from a few years ago. Perhaps you watched it, too? It was called Chuck,...

TheVerseWorks

Aug 25, 20193 min

The Name's The Thing

I don't know about other writers, but I do a bunch of research before I name my characters. First I google the name I've chosen to be...