Wednesday, January 18, 2012

I'm Here, Now What?

To blog or not to blog: that was the question. Not any more. I am a writer, not a blogger, although I have gotten into a few pseudo-blogging discussions (some might call them arguments) on Facebook that have forced me to not only examine many of my social and political beliefs, but to become more proficient at defending them. In short, writing about them in a clear concise manner. But that's not the point of this blog. Here I intend to write about writing, hopefully interact with other writers, and in the interaction learn a few things about both the craft and the craftspeople involved. It should be intriguing. After all, we writers are a strange lot.

First, let me tell you a little about myself--
I'm a native Kentuckian (for fun, I like to say I was born in the first half of the last century), a Postal Service retiree, and a veteran of the Vietnam War. A lifelong reader and dabbler in writing, I finally got serious about the craft a few years ago, and in that time have produced two novels--as yet unpublished--and have had publishing success with several works of short fiction. My short story, 'Angel of the Wal-Mart Big-and-Tall', appeared in the anthology NOT FROM AROUND HERE, ARE YOU?, a literary review published by The Cincinnati Writers Group. And my stories, 'The Last Watcher', 'The Night Of The Spear', 'The Lady And The Shield', and 'The Shield And The Shadow' are currently available from mindwingsaudio.com/the-last-watcher-by-d-b-clifton/--an online audio publisher--and are also listed at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=d.b.+clifton+the+last+watcher&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Ad.b.+clifton+the+last+watcher&ajr=0 for Amazon.com, at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/D-B-Clifton?store=ebook&keyword=D.+B.+Clifton for Barnes and Noble, and at several other online sources. Together, these four stories form a complete, serialized novel. While continuing to produce numerous pieces of short fiction and poetry as the muse directs, I still pursue that illusive first published stand-alone novel. After all, hope, as well as a ready supply of words, does spring eternal.

But enough about me, let's talk about a subject of which I'm interested. I have a couple of questions based on something I've noticed in my own writing (see, even more about me; isn't this fun).

As a writer, do you find that the majority of your work--fiction, nonfiction, poetry, whatever--seems to often return to one recurring theme? If so, why?

Can't wait to hear the digital cry of, "Incoming!" when all the feedback begins to pour in. Until next time... 

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