I’ve named my place on the web “My Writing Sight”. An intentional play on words suggesting that a writer examines life, present, past, future, or parallel, from a different perspective, with the focused light of story formation. When an idea for a story emerges I think about it, write it down, and then turn it back inside my head to percolate. The rest, once I choose to sit down and write, is mostly subconscious. I write “from the mist” – not from an outline. I outline each chapter in reverse – after I have written it. I do have a vague idea of how the novel or story will end. So, perhaps, I write from the mist while catching a glimpse of the lighthouse. This method does leads to many revisions. Most successful writers do outline first. When I try it I loose my way instead of finding it. So I continue from the mist. I’m comfortable there. I began a new novel that way today.

I spent hours trying to upload pictures to my web site and this blog. Without success. I thought I understood the instructions, but I’m obviously skipping a step or two. Yes I do jump into things, but I keep trying. When you visit and see two pictures of me and one of my cat here you will know I finally succeeded. Until then.

J