“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered.” -G.K. Chesterton I didn’t think much about this quote the first time I read it. I thought “well…yeah…I suppose that’s true” but I also rather thought the author was oversimplifying. There seems to be a real distinction between the inconvenient adventure of one’s tire busting on the road,Continue reading “Adventures and Hardship”
Author Archives: jlodom
Updates
Long overdue updates, that is. I just spent the last month solid working on what looks to be the final round of revisions for my agent, which means submission is on the horizon!!! I pretty much buried myself in the revisions, which were comparatively light, but I wanted them to be VERY GOOD so thatContinue reading “Updates”
The Rebels Three
If I were to describe snippets of my childhood to you, you might conclude that I was kind of a rebel or something. I got in trouble and got disciplined more than most of my siblings. I was suspended once, and got detention another time, and have absolutely no excuse for either incident by whichContinue reading “The Rebels Three”
Stories that Stick to the Ribs
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what qualities cause a story to go beyond momentary pleasure, beyond entertainment and enjoyment, to where they become a part of you. I have been running through an account of my favorite books and movies–as well as some of those I scarcely thought of twice afterwards–creating ledger toContinue reading “Stories that Stick to the Ribs”
A Book Haul of Sorts
I was recently given a (very, very) early birthday present by my husband, who surprised me by getting me not one, not two, but several of the books I’d been hoping to read. He was almost as excited to give them to me as I was to get them. So here they are: Fiction: Updraft,Continue reading “A Book Haul of Sorts”
Spices, Sauces, and Writing
So first things first, I love to cook. I didn’t really get into it until after I finished my service in the Marine Corps (because there’s not much opportunity to cook in the barracks. Lots of Chinese take-out, Pizza, roach-coach sandwiches, and commissary sushi for me). I had a brief stint of staying with myContinue reading “Spices, Sauces, and Writing”
Ode to the Local Library
I saw a tumblr post (linked here) saying that this is national library week and recommending bloggers to write blog posts to this effect. I decided to do exactly that because I have a lot to say about the local library of my childhood. I am one of six kids and we were raised toContinue reading “Ode to the Local Library”
Long Overdue Update
Instead of lamenting for a few paragraphs how horribly long it has been since I have posted, I am going to dive right into updates which will go much farther in the realm of explanation… I finished my second round of revisions, and sent them in a little less than two weeks ago now. This roundContinue reading “Long Overdue Update”
On Styles
I have been discovering over the past few years of writing and revision that the types of literature that most influence my writing sometimes cause difficulties. What I mean is that many of them are not in vogue at all. I sometimes have difficulty dissecting these situations to discover whether I have merely been lazy andContinue reading “On Styles”
An Admittedly Silly Post
A slight gap in blogging due to a fun, if exhausting, weekend with family, and another Spartan race that made me sore and bruise-y all over. But I have something I want to write about. Normally I don’t go for screeds–I don’t find them edifying–but this one needed doing. Also, I am very tired, and haveContinue reading “An Admittedly Silly Post”
J. L. Odom 