tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3150781503402440951..comments2024-03-29T10:24:43.685-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Writing SquirrelsLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84208248921304881082020-07-29T12:30:28.382-04:002020-07-29T12:30:28.382-04:00Hmm...maybe this is the reason I only write Flash ...Hmm...maybe this is the reason I only write Flash Fiction :-)June Lorraine Robertshttp://murderincommon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13764461179942703572020-07-29T10:38:38.934-04:002020-07-29T10:38:38.934-04:00Love the humor this blog.It reminds me not to take...Love the humor this blog.It reminds me not to take life too seriously. lol-Lynnbadge # 979https://www.blogger.com/profile/16976951837059816511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27434792319797582012020-07-28T20:39:39.170-04:002020-07-28T20:39:39.170-04:00You've been peeking, Michael! Never mind that ...You've been peeking, Michael! Never mind that on CriminalBrief.com James Lincoln Warren named me the ADD Detective.<br /><br />On the theory that he'd be less distracting, Valentine, my Goffin cockatoo, spends a lot of time in the screened-in patio. The problem is his visitors. SQUIRRELS, for starters and the most common. Valentine thinks it riotous to drop pellets and seed into the tray for SQUIRRELS to harvest. And opossums visit. And raccoons. And the neighbor's cat. And a hawk. And SQUIRRELS!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32989430942530402932020-07-28T16:53:00.122-04:002020-07-28T16:53:00.122-04:00I've managed to keep the writing squirrels at ...I've managed to keep the writing squirrels at bay most of the day, mostly because I've been juggling three projects at once and they've unable to catch my attention.<br /><br />Thanks for all your comments. It's nice to know I'm not the only writer who deals with writing squirrels.<br /><br />And Janice, thanks for your kind comments about "The Show Must Go On" in BCMM #5. That story was originally written for a themed anthology that failed to publish, and I'm glad it found a good home. (I think John Floyd wrote a story for the same anthology. I wonder where his story landed...)<br /> Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27598737885303277112020-07-28T15:24:46.445-04:002020-07-28T15:24:46.445-04:00Wrtitng squirrels scurry past me a lot, mostly whe...Wrtitng squirrels scurry past me a lot, mostly when my wife's in the middle of one of her long dissertations about – wait, my mind drifted. It's not funny. Sometimes I have to get up and write something down which doesn't go over well with her.<br /><br />Good blog, Michael.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26706147740710409322020-07-28T15:05:28.271-04:002020-07-28T15:05:28.271-04:00Michael, great post! I love the idea of these ran...Michael, great post! I love the idea of these random ideas as squirrels, and I've definitely done a lot of squirrel chasing in my time. On the one hand, I find it such a pleasure to really sink into a project, and on the other hand, there goes another squirrel!Adam Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002576075065193119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60159567721459980582020-07-28T12:24:18.349-04:002020-07-28T12:24:18.349-04:00Congrats on the anthology! Just don't get too ...Congrats on the anthology! Just don't get too squirrelly!Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62150063022215261732020-07-28T11:45:33.696-04:002020-07-28T11:45:33.696-04:00Your description of distracted thoughts, Michael--...Your description of distracted thoughts, Michael--writing and life itself--is a constant problem for me. It's great that I now have a diagnosis for it. Each time it happens, I will scream SQUIRREL! SQUIRREL! Who knows, maybe I'll even write a crime story involving a squirrel. Maybe that will rid me of the problem. Bruce W. Mosthttps://www.brucewmost.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15981761486654223662020-07-28T11:41:25.120-04:002020-07-28T11:41:25.120-04:00Squirrels are fun, in real life and in my head. (...Squirrels are fun, in real life and in my head. (BTW, I just got a poem published about squirrels, called "Folk Art" - can read it here for free: https://issuu.com/sdsuoakwood/docs/oakwood_2020)<br />I jot notes all the time, and now I'll call them squirrel notes.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61166112509586467272020-07-28T11:35:17.187-04:002020-07-28T11:35:17.187-04:00Good stuff. What gets me is I will spend weeks or...Good stuff. What gets me is I will spend weeks or months trying to figure out how to turn some Cool Idea into a usable plot and then some squirrel will drag a different full story into my office in five seconds flat. Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82508894550821329112020-07-28T10:52:54.173-04:002020-07-28T10:52:54.173-04:00Michael, you are definitely going for the GOLD wit...Michael, you are definitely going for the GOLD with The Eyes of Texas. Congrats.<br /><br />When I talk about those squirrels skittering in my attic, people think I must have bats in my belfry.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77766242385345381592020-07-28T10:01:47.242-04:002020-07-28T10:01:47.242-04:00This is great, Michael.
Like you and several othe...This is great, Michael.<br /><br />Like you and several other writers here, I usually have more than one project going on at any given time. Sometimes I just need a break on one to gain more perspective, and sometimes...oh, wait a minute, what if... Where were we?<br /><br />I often work on a short story--it used to be another novel--when I had several early drafts in my files, and it was best if they involved different characters. I'm not working on any novels right now, but I've already done something with three or four different partial stories in the last few days...along with an early draft of next week's post for this site.<br />Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14442313131410437042020-07-28T09:26:11.083-04:002020-07-28T09:26:11.083-04:00Good thoughts, Michael! Glad to hear I'm not ...Good thoughts, Michael! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who hops around from project to project, as the ideas pop up. We have plenty of squirrels, real and imagined, around our place.<br /><br />Congrats on all the accolades for The Eyes of Texas. Well deserved! My story in that anthology was great fun to write, and I loved reading the others!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75859919328242059192020-07-28T08:59:41.292-04:002020-07-28T08:59:41.292-04:00Brilliant, Michael! I have a new term! Those squ...Brilliant, Michael! I have a new term! Those squirrels are the reason why - even after 16 novels - I can't stop writing short stories. I call it the 'lure of the virgin short story' - maybe I'll write that post someday. Thanks for my morning smile.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44155203679868168092020-07-28T08:01:38.636-04:002020-07-28T08:01:38.636-04:00Best of luck with the anthology- you certainly pic...Best of luck with the anthology- you certainly picked a bumper crop of stories. I finally caught up with "The Show Must Go On" In BCMM #5 and thought it very well done, too.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21440775094877559642020-07-28T04:51:50.703-04:002020-07-28T04:51:50.703-04:00Never thought of them as squirrels, Michael. But t...Never thought of them as squirrels, Michael. But that's a good term. And they do come and interrupt what we're doing, demanding attention. And congratulations on the award noms!Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com