[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I attended my first writer's conference last weekend. I know, I'm impressed, too. And boy, did I learn a lot. I'm grateful I went. I met a lot of writers, had a bang-up hotel lunch, and had a crash course...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I check headlines sometimes. I shouldn't. Last week, I opened an article discussing the 26 reboots coming soon to a network near you. 26. Twenty-six. TWENTY WHAT IN THE HELL SIX. Let that sink in for a minute. I'll wait. Maybe I'm...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two years. How time flies when you finally stop denying the fire that fuels your soul. August 24, 2017. The day my dream finally came true. It only took fifteen minutes after I hit "publish" on CreateSpace for KLS-9...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] SCREEN TEST © 2019 Leigh Grissom “Are we ready, Stefin?” “Yessir.” The production assistant made a final adjustment on one of the studio lights and gave him a thumbs-up. “Send him in.” “Right away.” Stefin ran for the door and called for the first...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been too long. It’s time to dive head first back into EDEN-1. Buckle up.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Something is coming. I don’t know what it is, but it’s headed straight for me. Nah, you go on. I’ll just sit here at the crossroads and draw in the dirt. Can’t run, so I might as well wait. It’s okay. I’ll...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]SCREEN TEST By Leigh Grissom “Are we ready?” “Yessir.” The production assistant lined up the camera angle and gave him a thumbs-up. “Send him in.” “Right away.” The assistant ran for the door and called for the first audition of the day. A young...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] TIME TO MOVE THE FURNITURE Most journeys begin with a single step. Mine didn’t. It started with a bookcase. My mother loved rearranging the furniture in our house. Several times a year, every room would take on a new look. The...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]My Guest Blog Post for Breaking Rules Publishing. I'm pretty proud of it -- check it out if you want to know more about the woman hiding behind the cat. https://breakingruleswritingcompetitions.blogspot.com/ The link may not work -- I'm still learning...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reflective today. I'm progressing on EDEN-1 again after a couple of months' worth of writer's block. All credit goes to John Wick 3: Parabellum. Seriously. Two plus hours of mindless violence did wonders for my thought process. Honestly? It's...