https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley daily 0.75 2021-07-10 https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/nip-n-tuck-slash-n-burn-a-few-words-about-editing monthly 0.5 2021-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1628509041851-IL2EUDD1FLRM62SOUEE3/book-4373283_1280.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Slash-n-Burn, Nip-n-Tuck: A Few Words About Editing - The two most critical areas an authorpreneur should invest in for their self-publishing endeavors are those of editing and cover design. In this post, we’ll take a look at finding the right editorial fit, with 4 simple rules. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/where-are-you-going-with-that monthly 0.5 2021-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622115284092-1HJP5VPFSCW0BGOWDZZ7/grass-1209945_1280.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Where Are You Going? - You've got an idea for a writing project: a novel, short story, screenplay, blogsite or what-have-you. Now what? Where are you going with your inspiration and just when does the writing begin? https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/not-another-blog monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622686202902-9YD1F0WW0M26OKLFDCBU/hand-325321_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Not Another Blog - Last month I wrote about autobiographies and confused memories. (Feel free to peruse Fallacies of Memory, in case you missed it. I’ll wait.) https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/fallacies-of-memory monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622687057537-7B0UP18VX6SZRKDDO9L0/mental-health-3337026_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Fallacies of Memory - I’d been giving some thought to writing my autobiography. Then I quickly answered – No. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/why-write monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622688133704-HSAWH192YI63FMR3LD4X/typewriter-2095754_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Why Write? - In my post Progress, Not Perfection, I go on about journaling and, specifically, the use of “prompted” journals. The prompt I was given for my January 1st, 2021 entry was: Why do you write? What does it do for you? https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/zombies-among-us monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622721497660-8WNUER7FOJYHDGA912HN/zombie-949915_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Zombies Among Us - I’ve never been much interested in your run-of-the-mill monsters: vampires, werewolves, and the like. Especially zombies. Lately, however, I’ve been re-thinking my take on those groaning, flesh-eating, walking-corpse-types. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/sunrise-people monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622722146806-6ZIUI8C6GUCSIQQWHNL0/hills-2836301_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Sunrise People - Last month I wrote a few thoughts about people who take time to enjoy sunsets. Now let’s look at those who prefer to watch the sun come up each day. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/sunset-people monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622739935849-G2C44LJ769QWQVKIRUSA/sunrise-3533173_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Sunset People - There’s two kind of people in the world: Those who enjoy ending their day by watching the sunset, and those who prefer to see the sun come up each morning. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/100-dreams-give-or-take-84 monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622740532423-11TVLRFMAPK917JMFTOO/summit-2943854_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - 100 Dreams (Give or Take 84) - I recently read Brad and Sheena van Orden’s 927 Days of Summer, a travelogue of their experience driving around the world in a VW Vanagon. It is a chronicle full of adventures and stories. One of which occurs early in the book, https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/writer-envy-or-man-i-wish-id-written-that monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622741331799-M9OG57IU1GS17JU1XTL0/malicious-4620784_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Writer Envy (or Man, I Wish I'd Written That!) - There are numerous articles on “writerly jealousy,” as a simple search via your browser will reveal. This post is to be yet another. However, I feel I need to begin by clarifying that, by definition, it cannot be referred to as jealousy – it is envy. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/two-words monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622742503250-OH5QD1H72XI4VXEX10KR/dove-2680487_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Two Words - I was engaging in casual conversation with someone at work recently (no, I don’t make a living at writing; I have a “real” job) when out-of-nowhere this person flew into a tangent rage about how fictitious today’s news reporting is. “It’s all fake!” they claimed with extreme, vehement insistence. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/full-circle monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622746019128-1I0RPC78Q91G29PNRC3Z/fantasy-2861107_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Full Circle - I don’t believe in pre-determined destiny. The conscious and sometimes subconscious choices we make are what design our ultimate path (made up of a multitude of paths) and determine where we end up at any given moment. Have you ever looked back and connected the dots, the moments of your life that lead to where you’re at right now? It can be enlightening. Sometimes I do it on purpose. Sometimes it comes out of nowhere. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/the-upside monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622748717408-7B4YCU5J3734AP84MC5O/crowd-2457732_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - The Upside...? - I had intended to write this month a blog post laced with wit and levity in regards to the pandemic we currently find ourselves in. It was going to be in the form of a Top Ten List, a countdown citing the positive side to this tense and cautious time. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/dear-mr-lipton monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622749160648-KX88C2S3GWC3R144O1ET/images.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Dear Mr. Lipton, - Inspiration can often be found at unexpected times, in unexpected places. While on a walk in a familiar neighborhood. In the kitchen cooking dinner. Or while watching a talk show, on Bravo. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/progress-not-perfection monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622751566220-RKB2THSFNGOC7TKJ87V0/download.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Progress, Not Perfection - Keeping a journal is one of the most valuable developmental tools at a writer’s disposal, or anyone’s for that matter. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/so-whats-next monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622752880278-BEPZW45PBK65UB06NVK5/man-4448884_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - So, What's Next? - Being a self-publishing author sometimes involves a bit of schizophrenia; the personality of a writer tends to differ from that of a publisher, and often the twain shall meet. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/q-a monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622754006766-2Z8SIGZQ1I25U6I731Q6/thinker-1294493_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Q & A - I recently watched the movie Yesterday, hooked by the concept, and the fact that I’m a fan of The Beatles. It was a good film; strong performances from everyone in it. My one criticism is best summed up by the Rotten Tomatoes blurb, “…a sweetly charming fantasy with an intriguing – albiet somewhat under-explored – premise.” https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/a-little-help-please monthly 0.5 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622754553352-NK9AYRK5ZOSV2UV0Q3ZY/hand-1925875_640.png Gordon Gravley - Archive - A Little Help, Please - There was a time, not too long, when a publisher would nurture a promising author’s talent. Books would often be released on a writer’s potential, forgiving their yet to be fully realized skills. Publishers, editors, and agents were the first bastion of hope and support for those of us longing to share their words. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/things-fall-apart monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622808276040-5KTIM1Z0S1NDZ3O4C75J/jenga-4027764_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Things Fall Apart - Make it stand out Have you ever woke up in the morning overwhelmed with the feeling that you’ve done it all wrong? https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/oh-the-irony monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622809637775-YZUSFBWBEI1BHKEEU1CR/cube-3097626_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Oh, the Irony! - In my upcoming novel, Of Gilded Flesh, I have a chapter titled “Of Love and Irony,” wherein I write: There lies the irony of Anna’s love: She adores men for their passion of things greater than her. She would be more than happy to be second or even third on a list. Yet, her love always seems to be a question waiting for an answer that never comes. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/never-say-never monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622821502675-P6CWDUJ83LSOXRES7YLC/books-1141911_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Never Say Never - It should be no secret how I feel about books within a series. As soon as I see the likes of “Book One of the Ice Dragon Series” or “Troll Hunters #17” in a novel’s title, I quickly move on to something else. The reason for this aversion? There’s a couple, actually: https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/the-night-was monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622822256446-KMYWKNWCVM4RG36P6KPK/noir-3783057_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - The Night Was... - Or, Throw Momma From the Train and other pools of writing wisdom. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/the-great-pretender monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622826688691-2UMV1HKOHOZ1ER8OEEMX/man-2037255_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - The Great Pretender - A very wise man once told me there was a difference between fantasizing about what you’d like out of life and actively pursuing a plan to make those dreams a reality. Now, thirty-some years later, I finally understand what he was trying to tell me. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/three-books-and-a-plan monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622827937584-GC4X62LHY1J84CXZJIUI/arrows-2889040_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Three Books and a Plan - It’s been a year since I posted my blog Two Books and a Plan which outlined a four-part strategy for the coming year. Well, it’s been 12 months. Let’s see how my plan went: https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/minutiae-kills monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622828233155-MZTJ0KY6YORTPEXEZCNA/stress-543658_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Minutiae Kills - Ever hear the one about the architect who killed himself because he forgot to include bathrooms in his design? https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/you-see-the-storys-the-thing monthly 0.5 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622830091327-OK25A8UVSG6NZRJ7KC7I/fantasy-3609145_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - You See, The Story's the Thing - A few years back, I went through open heart surgery. During my recovery in the hospital, while flirting with the nurses – as I’ve been shamelessly known to do – I sparked a debate between two of them: Which is sexier – a tattoo, or a scar? https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/a-small-press-conundrum monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622863680676-DW1ZBZZESPCNBW63581H/printing-plate-846089_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - A Small Press Conundrum - The last publisher to reject me before I made the decision to go independent was McAdam-Cage Publishing, a small press out of San Francisco. Most notably, they published Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/memory-of-a-blue-heron monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622864072272-WDPZ91KY1MO0QDX3JZU8/heron-3736070_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Memory of a Blue Heron - I don't know that I'll ever think of myself as a poet. But sometimes inspiration that can only be expressed in verse strikes. A short while back, while hanging pictures with my son, I was struck to compose the following poem. I hope you like it. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/a-bookstore-is monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622865106355-UZ9AA0E0ETNAV70H96WF/books-985954_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - A Bookstore is... - A good bookstore is an essential part of any community. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/dont-quit-your-day-job monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622903077835-LO4ZXKHQHO47ZXB69LZF/breakfast-649867_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Don't Quit Your Day Job - Being a novelist is a terrible way to make a living. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/dear-mr-ellison monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622903785729-J13P4KUD6LOXXR8QWTW0/OIP.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Dear Mr. Ellison, - It's an odd yet common occurrence, isn't it, that something is never truly appreciated until it's gone. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/of-fiction-and-ferrets-part-three-the-ferret-mystery monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622905206160-2UBXWJQBNQR42JIUK7NU/ferret-361577_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Of Fiction and Ferrets: Part Three - The Ferret Mystery - Make it stand out Note: Everything in this story is true. Even the part about the ferret peering into my darkened room. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/of-fiction-and-ferrets-part-two-the-flying-ferret monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622904775826-L4E3HL9X3MD0KBPS7W9R/ferret-1215159_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Of Fiction and Ferrets: Part Two - The Flying Ferret - Note: Everything in this story is true. Even the part where the ferret soars over the doctor's head. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/of-fiction-and-ferrets-part-one-the-weaseling-writer monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622904475502-W0X5R1W2VGB0V43TMJT1/ferret-1841292_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Of Fiction and Ferrets: Part One - The Weaseling Writer - I can't speak for every author, of course, but I think it's safe to say that most writers weasel their way into their stories one way or another. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/the-power-of-art monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622923992983-F8LVEDB78Y33E2SMNX0R/mandalas-1084082_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - The Power of Art - I've never doubted the effect art can have upon the world, or to each of us individually, especially myself. Whether it's a book that gets me through a gray, gloomy day, or a piece of music that channels my anxieties, art - on more than a few occasions - has gotten me through. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/the-better-part-of monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622924542196-FGU13A3R00L60SU5GYAY/dad-909510_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - The Better Part Of - When my wife and I began the journey of having a child, we anticipated it would be a little girl. This was not based on science, it was just a gut feeling. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/two-books-plan monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622925469607-DMGZVT0SKJSX6TAAE1EE/hands-20333_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Two Books and a Plan - Make it stand out I've written two books. Good books, I think. Maybe not great, but they don't have to be. I mean, how many truly great books are there, anyway? https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/fast-reads monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622931844262-YFF4ZAI8Z19N6SU3PYTW/kindle-1245899_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Fast Reads - With every generation, life gets exponentially faster. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/a-strange-pleasure monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622932987737-YDF09MNE02UDVH0VPFED/laughter-995213_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - A Strange Pleasure - I get a strange pleasure from making readers cry. Or ponder, or fear, or laugh, if that be the case. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/defense-ron-bushy monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622933890030-QAWU2NS2U7EAUKMLNZV6/music-5656380_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - In Defense of Ron Bushy - The first thing you may be asking yourself is: Who the [expletive] is Ron Bushy? And then you may wonder: Why the [you-know-what] does he need to be defended? https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/how-do-you-come-up-with-this-crap monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622998026446-U741F5CFXU4Y9FFGO8XF/eye-2040986_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - How Do You Come Up With This Crap? - Make it stand out A writer never knows from where or when an idea may come. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/another-writer monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622998648099-T1XM7VGE8GPJRMU8HLC5/smilies-1607165_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Another Writer - Great strides have been made in recent years toward the development of self-publishing tools and outlets that enable authors to easily reach an audience. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/the-genre-game monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622999091950-HN61Z49FKABK5C6RA3AI/retail-3205035_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - The Genre Game - There are a lot of things to love about living here in the the Northwest. One of them is the Seattle International Film Festival. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/get-ideas-pal monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1622999840777-VPE54M583CH5EWBRBGVN/idea-3085367_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Get Your Own Ideas, Pal! - Truly original ideas are rare. Most of us creative types find inspiration in what's come before, imprinting our own style and world-view onto what's already been done. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/we-are-big-brother monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1623005739175-XD7KW994N2Q7E9C8433T/privacy-policy-1624400_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - We Are Big Brother - Even someone who's never read George Orwell's classic dystopian novel understands the idea of Big Brother - an ever-watchful collective that monitors our daily activities and behavior, passing judgement and retribution upon those who threaten it. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/the-oblivious-hero monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1623006155714-VICVQEXU7TCLDHPE9Z4C/superhero-534120_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - The Oblivious Hero - I recently went on a virtual book tour. For one of my "stops," I was asked to write a guest blog regarding the alpha-maleness of my novel's main character. The two challenges here were: Who is the book's main character? and Could they be considered an alpha-male? I decided the narrator, Aaron Garrett, is the main character; he is the book's one constant presence. But is he truly an alpha-male? Well...I came up with what I thought was an effective connection to that idea. However, my blog was not posted in its entirety (perhaps due to space constraints?) and that connection was not included. Happy with how the blog came out, and disappointed it was abridged, I'm re-posting it here. Those of you who've read my earlier posts will find parts of this familiar, but perhaps you'll enjoy the new spin, as well. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/a-good-title-goes-a-long-way monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1623006917547-HEA5CE877JRIRU9KX2WJ/no-title-2455990_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - A Good Title Goes a Long Way - As I imagine most writers do, I try to put a lot of thought into my titles. I find it difficult to even begin a new project without some kind of working title. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/adaptations monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1623007612057-35ZXQ91BWBNX17C6L9IA/demonstration-767983_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Yes, But The Book Was Better - I daydream sometimes about having a book I've written adapted into a movie. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/oh-dystopia monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1623008145989-WPH9RRRWX1J3TKQD77WX/building-1647925_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - Oh, Dystopia! - When I was sending my manuscript around to agents and publishers, a common criticism of why it was rejected was that it would be lost among all the other post-apocalyptic, dystopian novels currently out there. https://www.gordongravley.com/gordon-gravley/whats-so-scary-about monthly 0.5 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60aefabd25423044db8a9745/1623011152891-4EKS68EZ95FP1ITP7M2R/film-1344805_640.jpg Gordon Gravley - Archive - What's So Scary About...? - I've got an inkling of an idea for a novel that involves some kind of horrific or disturbing element. 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