Writer Mick: Blog

Hi All

With all the craziness around SOL this week, I almost didn't post Chapter 10 of "The Phlox Kid".

I spent the first part of the week pulling stories that didn't fit Laz's description of what was now going to be allowed here. I was going to spend time seeing if I could rescue them and and then post them again.

Instead there were other developments and so I was able to finish Chapter 10 and get a few thousand words done on Chapter11, which could be the last one in the story.

I don't know why but the western genre seems to have tickled my fancy. And if any of you have ever had your fancy tickled you know how alluring it can be.

Anyway, thank you for reading and voting. The story is almost at a 9!

Mick

Hi All

Scores have been very generous, thank you for that. I've turned on the comments to see if anyone sees where it could be better or to see how big my head can swell from your praise!

Yeah, right!

Mick

Hi All

I've been working my butt off. At my age I supposedly already did that and should have no butt remaining. Surprise!

So I have a new story. It will begin being posted on the morning of Friday Jan 31.

It's called "The Phlox Kid" and it's a western. Should run for 7 or 8 weeks.

Cheers!

Mick

Hi All

Over the years I've gotten TONS of corrections in the comments area after a story. I'm always appreciative of those. I would love to thank each person directly but the comments do not provide for that feature.

I guess what I'm asking is that in the future, when you catch one of my egregious errors I would love it if you would send it to me as an email. There is a link at the end of each story/chapter called "Contact The Author". Please contact me with your thoughts and corrections. I edit the stories and repost the story/chapter almost immediately.

Thanks again!

Mick

Hi All

Well I've been working my tail off. And here I thought I was retired.

Oh, you're retired? You have a few extra hours a week to help us out? Cool!

I'm too good at what I do. And as the old saying goes, "Work expands to fill the amount of time available".

I've been working on a story in my spare time. Would you believe that sometimes I get to write three or four sentences and then I have to stop? Well that's how it's been since the start of Summer.

This was the sort of thing that cost me two marriages. I get too deep into my profession and ignore all else.

I'm sorry to have not kept up with my ongoing stories. I've just chosen to back away and redo my daily schedule so that I WILL dedicate time to write each day.

Mick