There are many differences between good writers and great writers, and I think that one of the things that can really make the difference is this: Great writers are often willing to be murderers. This is something I’m trying to keep in mind lately, and to which I am trying to reconcile myself. Not that […]
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My Writing Evolution: Becoming a Stone-Cold Killer
Posted: 14th November 2011 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in RuminationsSometimes, I feel almost fraudulent when I write, whether it’s here with the superhero fiction or elsewhere with my erotic fiction. I feel like I’m churning something out and not giving the reader proper value (I know, I know, the fiction I’m writing is free, so how can the value be low compared to your […]
So, time for more sharing? OK. My brain isn’t connected enough for writing fiction at the moment anyway. Something you’ve probably noticed in my stories on this site (and which may disappoint some visitors) is that I don’t have much in the way of “Pow!” and “Bam!” stuff in here. There are fight scenes sometimes, […]
I’m not a particular “dark” guy in real life. I’m pretty pleasant actually. I like puns (too much) and goofy humor (much too much) and I’m usually looking for the proverbial silver lining. I wouldn’t say I’m a hopeless optimist because I don’t necessarily see the glass as “half full” rather than “half empty.” Rather, […]
On Writing and Professional Guilt
Posted: 8th March 2011 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in RuminationsSo, at least a couple of my readers of this blog thought an idea I had was a good one for something to add to the blog, and that would be periodic ruminations on the act and art of writing these stories. That is, the thought processes behind them, the stray thoughts that guide me, […]