It’s that time again! Autumn shifts the color palette in many parts of the country, and Orange is the new Yellow as October dawns. You know what that means… We have survived another trip around the sun. This blog turned a year old at some point last month, but more importantly, October means that National… Continue reading WRIMO IS COMING
IT’S COMING… REALLY
Hey, look — it’s an image! Just don’t get too excited, I’m still doing it wrong. WRITING IN PUBLIC After the last entry’s whine session, I decided to kick my own butt and re-join the world of Camp NaNoWriMo. I don’t recall offhand, but I think this might be the first time I have done… Continue reading IT’S COMING… REALLY
I’M DOING IT WRONG
Before you ask, the answer is no. I do not have the hang of this “writer” thing. I have tried, and failed, to post regular blog entries. I do not have the motivation to edit Comedy of Terrors, nor have I worked up the energy to start a new book. (I had intended to write… Continue reading I’M DOING IT WRONG
LITTLE OF THIS, LOT OF GAMES
So… hi there. Here in the northern hemisphere of the globe, Spring is about to… well, spring. The cold and clouds of a rainy winter have dissipated in Southern California in favor of that hateful ball of light in the sky this region is known for. Soon temperatures will climb enough that my Grumpy jacket… Continue reading LITTLE OF THIS, LOT OF GAMES
JANUARY UPDATE
First up, I hope that everyone had a marvelous holiday season, that you spent as much quality time with your loved ones as they could bear, and that you rang in 2019 in a fun but safe and responsible manner. It seems, for now, that this will be a once-a-month-ish blog until I can kick… Continue reading JANUARY UPDATE
IT HAS ENDED
WARNING: This post is going to be extraordinarily long, so I’m going to do us all a favor and not beat around the bush. NaNoWriMo is over. I won. Again. #14. (Winning just means that I wrote 50,000 or more words in the month of November.) If you want to stop reading now, you have… Continue reading IT HAS ENDED
IT HAS BEGUN
Here we are, in the thick of it. National Novel Writing Month is upon us, and like last year, I started off way behind. In full disclosure mode, “writing in public” like Dean Wesley Smith, and just because I did not do a single blog entry in October — what the *blank* is wrong with… Continue reading IT HAS BEGUN
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
So far, this blog has not been quite as regular as I would like it to be. Part of the reason for that is simply the lazy in me. (There’s a lot of that.) Another part, which stems from the first, is that I have not written anything, so there is nothing to report. Writing… Continue reading NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
AN INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the blog for author Darren Blake. That’s me. In the weeks / months / years (if I live that long) to follow, this will be the place where I post thoughts, loves, hates, and other things personal or hobbyist that are on my mind at a given moment. This is where I will… Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION
IT STARTS
“So… I just did a thing.” And with these words, posted to my personal Facebook page, I have embarked on a new adventure. Come along with me, won’t you?