Patrick

Because I work in the media, I hear all the time about how bad a job the media does at reporting the news. In my last post, I updated a story about a Kentucky high school student arrested after writing...

I found this quiz at Josh's "Much Ado About Nothing." I was born a Sagittarius, and generally find that I fit the "typical" traits of that sign quite well. This quiz, however, says I have the personality of a Gemini.Discover...

Recently I updated a story about a Kentucky high school student arrested after writing a story he claimed was about zombies attacking a high school. The update consisted of new information from a court hearing in which a police detective...

I spent the morning volunteering with the animal shelter. Having spent time with some four-legged friends, I realized it was time to spend some time asking six more questions. But first... Scott reclaimed his first-to-play status after being beaten by...

In an earlier post in my alternate journal, A Stop at Willoughby, I wrote about the case of William Poole, a Kentucky high school student who was arrested for writing what he called a "zombie story" that police believed threatened...

Apparently AOL's financial success rests solely on my shoulders. An odd idea, I know, but it must be true!A few days ago, I received one of those blue E-mails explaining that AOL was unable to bill me because my credit...

In an earlier post, I wrote about the case of William Poole, an 18-year-old Kentucky high school student who was arrested for writing what he called a "zombie story" that police believed threatened his high school and its students. The...

I took a rare night off last night to attend a special workshop of the James River Writers. It was held at a wonderful new facility in Richmond called C3 (the Creative Change Center). Located in historic Shockoe Bottom in...

I don't ask for much. I just wanted to be able to separate different items on my sidebar with that nifty dotted line that the Blogger template had already placed where it wanted it to be to begin with.I looked...

I'm a murderer: I've just wielded a fatal blow to my trusty paper shredder. This was my second paper shredder. The original one had been tossed some time ago when the blades were no longer sharp enough to go through...

Neil Gaiman's latest entry over at his blog contains a link from another writer. The link points to a child's homework assignment in which students are instructed to write a missing scene of dialog from a story. The catch is...

So spam has now invaded AOL's Journal comments! Someone identifying herself as "Jenny" left two identical comments in two different "Saturday Six" editions inviting people to visit a website that promises "hidden cameras and much more." I've deleted those comments...

Bob Sassone recently did a post inspired by a similar post from Tod Goldberg about not reading books all the way through. Sassone says: Writers are especially weird about this. Most people buy a book because they plan to read...

"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people?" -Anonymous"There is nothing more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance." -Bennett CerfPulled from World of Quotes...

So before I get to writing, I thought I'd give this a shot:You're a Plot writer! What kind of writer are you?brought to you by QuizillaInteresting. I'd like to think that I have a strong plot, even though I haven't...

So I've been a bad little novelist this week. Unless a miracle occurs, there's virtually no way I can meet my 10 page weekly goal by the end of the night tomorrow. I don't punish myself too harshly if I...