Talk Write — The Axiom, Part 2

October 25, 2022November 4, 2022 — Finish Your Book, Literature, Miscellaneous, Personal, Wisdom, Writing A Novel — 3 min read

The Axiom — Part 2 So the axiom we are discussing is: “It takes ten years to master any skill.” Some time ago I asserted that I thought this axiom was true to a family member of mine. He is a fairly young man […]

Writing Talk — Using The Stick-pile

October 22, 2022November 4, 2022 — Discuss Writing Craft, Finish Your Book, Literature, Personal, Writing A Novel — 5 min read

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

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 — Become A Better Writer, Discuss Writing Craft, Finish Your Book, Literature, Personal, Write A Novel — 3 min read

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

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 — Become A Better Writer, Discuss Writing Craft, Finish Your Book, Literature, Personal, Write A Novel — 2 min read

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 […]

Dale Tucker, a native of California, spent much of his early childhood in Palo Alto and Fresno before his family relocated to north-central Idaho in the late 1960s. Over the next four decades, he would graduate high school, raise a family, complete a bachelor’s degree in English, and explore several career paths, including music store manager, church minister, abstract painter, and museum curator. Dale Tucker was also a college instructor and taught English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education courses at a community college in Clarkston, Washington. He also worked in a bakery, cooked for a restaurant, pulled coffee as a barista, exhibited his fine art paintings in galleries regionally, and, for several years, organized a popular coffeehouse lecture series known as Latte Talks. 2006 marked the re-focus of Tucker’s artistic energies as he transitioned from abstract painting to literary fiction. Themes of interest to Tucker, both in painting and in writing, have been the nature of family, poverty, simplicity of living, and spirituality. Dale Tucker is now retired and spends much of his time writing, cooking, and Nature-watching at his cottage in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. He shares a simple and happy life with his soulmate, Kathryn, and their Manx cat, Dill.

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Talk Write — The Axiom, Part 2

Writing Talk — Using The Stick-pile

Writing Talk — The Moving Goalposts

Writing Talk — A New Feature