Roland Smith
Great Email From Julia R. 9
I’m putting together a rather long post from the Sea of Cortez, but while you’re waiting I though you might like to read this wonderful email from Julia R., 13, from Mesa, Arizona. Thanks Julia. You’re the exactly the kind of reader I write for. Dear Mr.Smith, Hello there Roland! […]
From the Sea of Cortez #3
A little pre-Christmas round up… Don’t think it’s all writing and eating food down here. There are errands to run in paradise. Our Internet went out late last week. Of course we thought it had to do with the router we installed, but after reconfiguring it from scratch approximately 7,000 […]
From the Sea of Cortez #2
It’s getting colder down here, especially in the mornings. The past couple of days it’s only gotten into the mid-sixties. I know, I know… I’ve seen the weather reports for the U.S. It’s probably a lot warmer down here than where you are, and that’s one of the reasons […]
From The Sea of Cortez #1 1
We’ve been here for five days… Beautiful weather, although it was a little on the chilly side today with a few clouds, but they were gone by this evening. My routine is simple… Go to sleep early. Wake up early. Write all day. Repeat. I tend to move my writing […]
Mexico and Nice “Tentacles” review from SLJ 1
Arrived in Mexico last night after about 15 hours of travel. It’s beautiful down here, warm, and quiet. I tried for two hours to set up the wireless router I hauled down here and failed. Marie took over and had it up and running in less than 10 minutes. This […]
Bubbling Birthday Berry Pie 2
I’m happy to be 58 today. I was also happy to be 57, 56, 55, 40, 22…etc. Sent out some sample chapters from a novel I’m working on this morning, which is always a good thing to do on your birthday. And Marie has made what looks to be a […]
Thank You
We’re up North at Niki and Derek’s with grandson’s #3 and #4. I certainly have a lot to be thankful for and I hope you do too… But I think Thanksgiving should be a daily ritual, not a yearly event. I don’t mean the turkey, and stuffing, and cranberry sauce. […]
What do you think about when you’re writing? 4
I saw this coming… It’s easy to make entries in this public journal (A.K.A. Blog) when your flying around the country meeting people, speaking, and snapping photos. It’s a bit more challenging to come up with things to say when you’re in your cave all day writing, because every writing […]
The Farm 11/20, a pocketful of novels
Dreary day on the farm, but it’s bright in the house with Marie back home. The plan… Continue to hunker down in the office writing until Tuesday, then we’ll head north to Niki’s for Thanksgiving. If there are any editors lurking on this blog, fear not, I will continue to […]