A short update regarding affairs
of the pen and explanation for the altered state of the posting schedule here
at the blog are provided the reader this week.
The break from fiction writing
continues in these parts though activities various fill most days more than
complete. For the writer if not admitting
a need to rest no doubt benefits by the receipt of it. With passing days the relentless demand to
assemble words eases and a baleful stress ignored is once again, if only for a
time, unburdened.
Neither burning desire nor soaring
need so great exists to exceed the real joy of not working at a daunting craft.
For good reason the writer is
renowned for extended breaks from his work.
The effect of the stuff itself upon him is beyond sustaining. While in mental and emotional terms the
demand is great the damage experienced physically is also most severe. A habit known to wreak results such as those
wrought by this practice is one best managed with strict adherence to a
protocol devised to limit them.
That a man's survival is
enhanced by knowledge only so much as he allows it to alter his behavior is
also acknowledged.
In practical terms after six
months of weekly posts until further notice the schedule here at the blog is
now established as monthly. For the work
of turning three manuscripts into novels completed during the previous few calendar
years leaves the writer near exhausted.
A need for time and space sufficient to refill the creative well
arrives. As desire to engage in the more
routine demands of the temporal world returns.
While rest is doubtless better
than change, the latter most often must suffice in the absence of time for
restoration.
The writer must now pursue
promotion of his published first novel and exposure of the second soon to
appear rather than creation of new works.
A historic weakness in the areas of publicity seeking and marketing
expertise notwithstanding the mysterious tasks will be worried with the usual
tenacity. In due time results
appropriate to the fumbling effort will be apparent.
The writer looks forward to
delivering at least a few laughs to the reader by document of his results.
I must also choose this month
to break established protocol and share thoughts of a more worldly nature than
normally revealed here. The unfortunate
passing of a great and powerful inspiration from my youth took place recent to
when I wrote this post. While not specifically
known for literary work his gift for rhyme and metre once spread around the
globe like the fame he so deservedly earned.
A man first known for warrior skill and bravado would eventually provide
an undeniable example of personal integrity and universal love that continues
to inspire people everywhere.
Muhammad Ali, The Greatest,
has left the building.
I offer my condolences to his
family, friends, and fans everywhere. For
all he did and did not do, may The Champ rest in peace.
Thanks for being here and
thanks for sharing the blog.
-
TFP
June 6,
2016
