There was a definite intention to get back to writing this week. For those of you who actually take an interest in my work, you should know that after six solid weeks of nonstop writing, I promised myself a week off to recharge the old creative batteries. It’s important to any writing process that you …
Tag: writing
Oct 06 2002
<i>Constitution</i>
Last night, I finished Constitution, which was one of the more challenging short stories I’ve had to write. I think I feel far more comfortable when writing in the post-TNG era of Star Trek then I do writing pre-historical stories dealing with the construction of the Constitution-class starship. The end of that story left me …
Oct 04 2002
I Stopped Chewing my Nails, so now I Bite my Lips Instead
Monday, I stopped by my mother’s house to pick up some old mail and some new mail. One of the envelopes I picked up was a large thick one from the divorce center I went though to facilitate it. Apparently, we have more papers to sign, which kind of sucks because I sort of thought …
Sep 27 2002
When Credit Card Numbers are Compromised…
… then Cochrane goes for up to two weeks without a check card. Not that I used it every day, but it was also my ATM card and so this means that while they’re issuing me a new number, I can’t get money out of the ATM to get some damn food. My mother suggested …
Sep 22 2002
<i>Agamemnon<i>
It took me less than a month, but the first part of The Quarterdeck Breed has finally been completed and published on the web. The story was writing itself in the beginning for a good while there, but then about halfway through I started to lose my way. Infusing some ideas from projects that I …
Sep 11 2002
All Television and no Internet access makes Cochrane go crazy!
It being September 11th and all, and the fact that it’s one year following the tragedy that occurred in New York, the overriding theme in the week preceding has been pretty much about remembering. Remembering what happened and remembering how I felt, or where I was, and reliving the audio and video history of the …
Aug 30 2002
The Quarterdeck Breed
Having since finished the McKenna saga and putting that story to rest, I was finding myself with this abundance of creative energy going to waste over the course of this move from one place to another. I did not have daily access to my computer, and so I began thinking a lot about what I …
Aug 24 2002
Fear leads to Anger, Anger leads to Hate, Hate leads to… me getting sued by Lucasfilm, Ltd?
Do you ever notice that most of my moods tend to begin with an A, B, or C? This is probably because I’m so lazy, I won’t go any further unless it’s absolutely necessary. I tend to be amused, annoyed, awake, or accomplished. Today, though, I decided to go for a mood that was at …
Aug 21 2002
Miss McKenna and Me
For those of you who know, I’m an amateur writer. As amateur as they come. I’ve actually made one attempt to sell my works and met with rejection, and considering the fact that what I write is merely my means of expression, when I did meet with rejection, I took a look at what I …
Jul 27 2002
Buffy, Willow, Cordelia, the Craigslist, and Me
I’ve been neck-deep in watching the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the DVD set), since I borrowed it on Monday from Todd. I own the first season on DVD and it was really good, very funny. The writing for Buffy is pretty amazing, but then when you’re watching it, you have to remember …
