Luke’s hand, Darth Vader, and Story Core

I’ve been having deep writerly thoughts–or I think I have.  Maybe they’re just morbid.  But, they’re all centered on Star Wars, so bad can they be?  I mean, a series of movies with a man-eating hole, a nasty ‘thing’ living in a garbage chute that’s going to squish you alive, and a bad guy who wants

A New-Old Obsession

When does research become obsession?  At what point is the To Read pile just too high?  And how did I keep all these books from falling over? That last question? I tip-toed.  And I’m listening for the thunderous thump.  As for the others…I don’t think my books can possibly climb too high–but then, research AND obsessing