What is Chicago but a wonderful place filled with humid summers, gigantic skyscrapers, and bitterly cold winters? After having a little break from the crappy weather, the weather gods have seen fit to blanket the Second City with powder once again. While I happen to like seeing fresh snow, the biting cold is getting rather... … Continue reading Let It Snow…
I'm halfway through Chapter Nine of Frigid Nights and it's a doozy. Not that it's a magnificent piece of literature or anything, but there's some depth to it that's not easy to write. There's a lot of feeling and complex emotions that aren't easy to describe. When something changes you, it's not just a flick of … Continue reading No Good Nines
So I've gotten about 75% of the way through Chapter 8 of Frigid Nights and... I don't like it. I thought I would like it but it's not turning out the way I want it to and while I don't think it's bad, it's just not hitting the right mood or atmosphere that I need … Continue reading Rewriting A Chapter / Shameless
Here's a serious question: Why do you think people don't read anymore? Back in the day, kids were reading books like no other. I remember in grade school the kids, particularly the girls, would always have a book in their desk that they would read when class got boring. I used to read all the … Continue reading 27DEC2017: Question
No matter how many times you edit a novel, pick through every little word, scrape through every paragraph, a spelling or punctuation error seems to slip past unnoticed by your editor's magnifying glass. It has been almost 10 months since I first published Taking Chances and I still am finding those errors. Every single time, it … Continue reading Errors/Christmas
Drew Schroeder 