So it's been awhile, eh? I don't know. Guess I just didn't see the value of blogging for the longest time, but here I am. So what's happened in Mr. Lewis's world since I wrote here last? Let's see...

Entered Grimm Cycles in a writing contest, made it to the finals. Still waiting for that. But here's the kicker. One of the judges is Ramsey Campbell ( Read more... )

Things I've learned recently:

A) DeviantArt is pretty much useless for writers.  Most people heading in that direction are looking for visual art and could care less about the written word.  In 3 weeks I've had fifty- one page views (who knows how many of those are mine) and absolutely NO helpful comments beyond, "You have a way with words," or "I ( Read more... )

So I've done something I'll probably live to regret, but hey, that's what life is about right? Fucking up?

Yes, you can now see some of my works at my Deviant Art account coyotejoker.deviantart.com

This is my radical way of saying, "Hey, remember when you used to write because you loved to write?  You didn't worry about publishing or money; you ( Read more... )

Survived the last bit of hell that September had to offer me.  It seems that I'm always at my worst in September, like it's the Monday of Months.  This time, September nearly claimed Roxie.  My loving geriatric rottweiler found her way into something she shouldn't have and spent a weekend at the vet's. She had to undergo invasive surgery and we ( Read more... )

Ah yes...where was I?

I did get around to seeing The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which despite having been nothing like I expected, still managed to maintain a fair amount of creepiness.  Certainly didn't leave me feeling as eerie as I did when I walked out of War of The Worlds or Jeepers Creepers, but I think the writers got the desired response.  Out ( Read more... )

It's been too damn long since my last post, so I figure, what the hell, let's say hi to the world.

Item one:  Now that fall is just around the corner I'm beginning to feel the effects of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder--thanks to onegemini  for finally giving the phenomenon a name for me.)  it always starts in late summer/early autumn--a general ( Read more... )

So with encouragement from Terry, onegemini , and fellow well-respected writer dark_towhead, I'm back on the bicycle. Slowly but surely is the cliche' I'd use here.  Maybe a couple hundred words a night, but they're good words, and tell a good story, I think.

Plans for the weekend include grilling, a viewing of  The Brothers Grimm (those of you who know me well know ( Read more... )

Not that I'm going to get into specifics about what's going on, but I do have to bitch somewhere. Everyone has to bitch about their life at some point or another, right? That being said, life pretty much blows right now. I've been caught in a maelstrom of financial adversity and marital strain that has sent me spiraling into that horrid abyss, the ( Read more... )

DAMN STRAIGHT!

I give upon film.  I rented two movies last night and they were both crap.  One I had high expectations for, and it swam in its own mediocrity until the BIG TWIST.  Then it took a swan dive into filth.  Yes, I say, Hide and Seek was a horrible movie.  The other movie, I had low expectations for and it STILL managed to surprise me with how bad it ( Read more... )