"Why won't my book work?"

I became an infantryman to get away from this problem.

The Writing Front

Hell for a prose fiction writer, I think, is being in a creative writing group where everyone else seems to be interested in writing poetry.

For those wondering about the E-Light Reader Corps, I think I've got the right number of people for now. Any additional volunteers can contact me if they like.

First up on the roster for review will be the first draft of A Knitter's Day. This is rough and needs a lot of work. Feel free to boil my baby in a stewpot and tell me how it tastes. I'll send these out in the next week.

Not much else doing at the moment but that may change shortly.

A Ten Day Stay at Sunset Acres Bed and Breakfast

Trinity and I will be staying at Sunset Acres in Odessa for ten days starting this Saturday and concluding March 9th. I get a bit lucky because this stay stretches over part of my spring break. We'll be posting from there I'm sure. We almost thought to move the Night of Mayhem Spring Break Party there but decided against it. We've already set everything up to hold it at the Pod.

I'm hoping that a few days at Sunset will enable me to get a few things done writing wise. In the meantime, of course, I'm looking forward to some romantic quality time with the Woman I Love.

The Teaching Front

We moved into the American Revolution today. I'm a bit behind my peers so I'll be picking up the speed in order to catch up.

And a word of advice.

You probably shouldn't tell your instructor that you had a few too many the night before or show that you are in obvious pain. Especially since the instructor in this instance tends to be very loud, mouthy and likes to pound the board with his fist for emphasis.

I actually felt bad for the student.

Well, sorta.

Respects,
Steven Francis Murphy
Author of The Limb Knitter and Tearing Down Tuesday
North Kansas City, Missouri