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Things are slowly getting back to normal. Mhy wife's knee is healing and the stength is coming back with physical training. It is slow though, mostly because of her previous two hips replacements. Not as spry as she used to be. Me neither, for that matter. Still have some tension in my own state of health, but coping with it better now. I even tried to do a little writing yesterday and today. Didn't get far, but farther than I had been.

Thanks for the responses.

Bill

How about "chortle"? You could add Dirk's "Demonic" to the mix.

Bill

If you've ever seen/heard Vincent Price and his wonderfully evil laughter, then this is the term you need. I tried to come up with a suitable phrase but failed.  Is this what you mean?

Bill

Temple is right on one count: I am an obsessive reader. I read ALL the time. I'm never without a book of some kind. Short stories do have an appeal. I have a stable of them on my computer waiting to be finished. Some are nothing but a paragraph with a basic plot. Could be a time away from the demands of strategic thinking on a huge plot would be beneficial. I have a short (three week) vacation in Boulder coming up. I'll be cat-sitting in a house with no TV other than DVDs. Perfect situation for time alone.

Bill

@Vern: How true. Life has a way of getting in your face and pushing hard to be noticed. I find excuses easily to not write and let them sway me. My first novel was a study in procrastination--and spread out much the same as you. It took over ten years to go from a short story to a novel. The desire is still there, but the inclination just isn't making it over the hill and down the other side.

@Si-Mack: Oddly enough, I have purchased a few books lately on the ins and outs of writing. They do help, and I get enthused for a little while (days, usually) but then the old lethargy sets in and I stop writing again. Maybe I should whack away at some short stories and put them out here for comment. That might help.

@Max Boyce: Great hearing from you again, Max. I wondered if you were still around. Doctors are investigating something happing to me right now that has me worried. Cancer got my first kidney seven years ago, and now they've found "something" on my other kidney, but "don't want me to worry" even though their investigation is taking months. Needless to say, this in itself worries me. At those times, writing is not something I can do for relaxation.

@Bobbie.R.Byrd: I am a voracious reade, Bobbie. I have a whole roomfull of authors. I tend to collect whole series of novel from a single author. I have all Clancy's books, as well as W. E. B. Griffin, Grisham, Woods, CHild, and a host of tohers. It is rare to find me somewhere not carrying or reading a book. I take one wherever I go "just in case" I have a free moment. It could be the constant reading gives me an excuse not to write my own books.

Yesterday, I mowed my grass and worked in the Iris beds for the first time. I'm hoping that when things begin growing in earnest, I'll relax enough to begin writing again. When I'm tense or worried it simply isn't conducive to deep thought processes. Spring is a time for outdoors, summer, when it's hot, is a swell time to be indoors--and writing.

Bill

Quite a few authors use them. W. E. B. Griffin for one as well as Lee Child. I included a prologue on one of my novels here and was roundly roasted for doing so. I feel that if it is essential to the story and cannot be worked into later dialogue, then a short prologue might be in order.

Bill

I agree with this suggestion 100%. SO many times I've forgotten to check the box and wonder why I'm not getting any responses.

Bill

I feel exactly the same way. We should be allowed to send a PM to anyone on the site regardless of their status with us. If it turns out it wasn't a good thing, one can always block the user.

BIll

Maybe I shouldn't have, but I also added an anthology (not edited by me) with one of my short stories in it. Not strictly "published by me," but does hold my content.

Bill

I've added mine as well. Thanks, Sol. Will this be added to the other site?

Another point. I might suggest moving the "Remove" icon to the bottom of the thumbnail to avert any possible error when clicking. As it stands, it's might close to the "Learn More" button.

Bill