PROLOGUE FOR AIM

 PROLOGUE

It was Pop who taught me to shoot,
He showed me how to aim and hold that
gun real steady.

But when it came to life,
aiming wasn't so easy for him.
Seemed like he was always stumbling around
looking for something that would make him happy.
I don't reckon he ever found it.
When he died,
I was stuck with Granddaddy and with stories
of how back during the Great War,
he turned my pop into his own personal enemy.
Pop was just a boy then.

The way I figure it,
what I learned from the two of them
and from my own dumb mistakes
is enough to fill a book.

LEARN MORE ABOUT AIM AT MY WEBSITE

ON WRITING HISTORY IN FREE VERSE (May B. & Caroline Starr Rose)

My friend, Augusta Scattergood, just posted a terrific interview with Caroline Starr Rose, author of May B.

I found this both fascinating and informative since I'm also writing a novel in free verse.  I loved hearing how organic Caroline is being with the writing. I suspect this is necessary because poetry is such an organic thing anyway.

As I dig back into my work-in-progress I realize my earlier attempts were stiff because they grew out of my concern for plot. This time I am focusing more on the characters - digging into their souls and letting them speak from deep longing, profound joy, and whatever other emotions bubble up.

Imagine the emotions in this story...


I haven't read May B. Yet. But reading the interview and seeing this trailer makes me want to. So, Kansas prairie - here I come...

Do head on over to Augusta's blog to read the interview with Caroline! Leave a comment and you could win a copy of the book!  Wish I could win but I'm not entering because I just won another book at Augusta's blog and well, it's your turn!. 

Augusta Scattergood is the author of Glory Be. (Interesting title parallels going on here, eh?)