Related to Writing, What Do You Mean by “Time Out”? If you’re a parent, you’re probably aware of the disciplinary concept of “time out.” If your child is misbehaving, you may decide he needs a time out in which case he is sent to […]
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Writing Talk — Using The Stick-pile
What Do You Mean By “Using The Stick-pile”? Many years ago, I was writing my first, first novel (which was never finished nor published). Every free day I had, I’d visit my favorite coffee shop, find a comfortable nook, and continue working, with my […]
Writing Talk — The Moving Goalposts
What Are “Moving Goalposts”? Good Morning! Well, let’s get right to it, shall we? Here in the United States we have a saying: “They keep moving the goalposts” by which we mean that what we think are the criteria at the beginning of a […]
Writing Talk — A New Feature
Writing Talk, What Is It? Writing Talk is a new feature of this blog with the aim of encouraging fellow writers who are engaged in the daunting process of writing a full length book. With Writing Talk, I will share some of what […]
About Me Personally
By clicking on “The Author” tab above you can read about Dale Tucker, the author, which, as I mentioned in an earlier post, is a rather boring bio, suitable for the back matter of my novel. But I have decided it is appropriate to […]
Public Domain Art Resources
Well, a few days ago I posted a resource I use for finding free ebooks in the public domain. And that has attracted a good response from readers. So today, I thought I’d offer you something else which I use regularly: I want to […]
This Young Gal Wowed Me
I found this video a couple of weeks ago. The young musician, featured in the video, plays a beautifully haunting selection of music with such mastery that when I heard it the first time it brought me to tears. I was deeply moved. Perhaps […]
Great Free eBook Resource
Henry David Thoreau Over the weekend, I rediscovered a great resource for free public domain ebooks, a huge library of them. The resource is “Wikisource: Authors” and here’s the link to the index page of authors. So I spent a happy evening last night […]
Finding the Spring of Life Again
I was age 51 when I found myself facing a personal crisis of sorts. It was winter and I was walking the levee in the community where I lived. I remember it being a very cold day. The crisis was that I did […]
Upon This Path Together
Note: I wrote this post just after publishing Wanderer as an ebook with Smashwords. I was not entirely satisfied with that edition of the novel so discontinued it. But the post itself expresses exactly what I feel for my Love. — DT I want […]
Great News!
UPDATE: Wanderer Come Home has passed the vetting process and will now be available through a number of major ebook retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, Scribd and others! Check out the PURCHASE MY COPY tab above to see if your favorite […]
Thoughts On the eBook Journey
Mid-October, last year, I “finished” my novel. I had final edited it—the entire book—and believed the work was in its final form. So, at that time, I began looking for a literary agent. Of course, before that, I had done some research into Literary […]
Coffee Shop Discussions
One thing I miss and that I used to enjoy a great deal was meeting a couple of friends at the coffee shop or the quirky bar for a discussion about Art. As a painter and living in a town where I knew more […]
Here’s My Boring Bio
So, here’s the bio which will appear in the “end matter” of my novel. End matter is a new term for me; so I’m having fun using it; but I think you know what end matter is: it’s that extra junk they include at […]