I can’t believe so much time has gone by since the last The Write Drive. I’ve been working really hard on my collection of short stories and poems. I start early most mornings, and the day flies. At least, the book is now in the formatting stage, and the battles with Microsoft Word have begun. If I got paid for the work I’m doing, it would be a nice living. I look forward to the day when I can just write and hire professionals to do the editing and layouts. Oh well, it’s that

Hey there. I’ve missed a couple or more weeks of the blog. Been working on my new book—a collection of my stories and poems. Since I’m still dealing with that shoestring budget, the writing, editing, finding resources, and cover creation are all in my lap. I enjoy it, but it is time consuming—many times frustrating. Playing around with different fonts and colors, pictures, positioning the text on the book’s cover, and layout of the book’s body can take up hour upon hour for w