I think as readers, we’ve all come across those passages in books where we wonder, why the heck is the writer giving us all this description? How the trees looked and what varieties they are by the leaves, enumerating the colors of the flowers a character sees and a lot of other things. (I sometimes …
My kid is growing so fast these days that we get him shoes about every half year. Because he’s been running more, I decided to check out the local running store for deals on last year’s shoes. So we headed over to Eclipse Running, now part of the Reno Running Co. and tried out some … Continue reading Fun Talk About New Shoes and TLD
I finished the run for High Sierra Animal Rescue, the organization that gave my family Midnight, a loving and beautiful dog that makes our lives better. We do love him so. The 22 miles I logged for this virtual event got me thinking about all the other other things I’ve run for during the years. … Continue reading Running for the dogs and our humanity
So it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I went on a break I didn’t know I was on or needed. But it was good for me. Sorry I didn’t say anything before. But I got some running done and I did finish a manuscript and have started the edit phase this week. For some … Continue reading Words will be flowing like Chalk Creek after a storm
So I did my little bit out there, this morning on Global Running Day, which to be honest I don’t think I ever really noticed that there was such a day. Anyway, I ran my 5k and then pledged to do so on the site Global Running Day. It’s a neat idea so I think … Continue reading Songs For Global Running Day
The animal shelter from which I got Midnight, the dog that inspired a very important character in my novel, The Last Disruptor, is celebrating 22 years of rescuing dogs with a virtual run next month and I’ve signed up and so can you. But, just like the run, you gotta get moving. Check out details … Continue reading Running for the Dogs
So in an effort to keep things fairly real in my stories, I do mention regular activities like eating and a reader recently brought to my attention that I tend to give too many details about breakfast. It is true, but after all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it’s really … Continue reading Too much breakfast: Or over writing about some things
Here at Chalk Creek, we spend a great deal of time thinking about our society and culture and how to get people to read more books — and run. Our answer, we talk from nature, and it’s squirrels. So I’ve been eyeing my sales figures and researching what happens to fiction during the spring and … Continue reading Rally ‘Round the Squirrel for a Book Holiday
I’m not sure if a lot of people still have this problem in this day age — you know — writer’s block. But I do have some advice on how to deal with it. First, let’s think about what it is. For me, writer’s block has generally meant that I can’t figure out how to … Continue reading Writers Block: Or tricks from the newsroom
Searching for some info for another blog post, I stumbled upon the fact that May 6 is an important day for running and writing, our two main topics here on Chalk Creek Writing Outfit & Running Club. It was on this date in 1940 that John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath won the Pulitzer Prize. … Continue reading Big Day in History of Writing and Running
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