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Sad Ending

02 Jun

On Monday, I received an email from Ned Miller, the editor and founder of Stick and String Traditional Archery Magazine. It stated that as of September 1, 2014, the magazine would publish its last issue. The reason given was not being able to generate sufficient capital to maintain operations. For two and a half years, Stick and string has provided traditional archers with an alternative magazine that provided quality reading and informational articles.

In the Summer of 2012, Ned read my post Room to Write where I commented on my collection of traditional archery equipment. Ned emailed me, stated that he had a new magazine, and asked if I would be willing to write an article for the Fall edition. After a few emails we settled on a topic and my article, “The Bridge Method”, appeared in the September 2012 publication. Then in the Summer of 2013, Ned published my second article, “Extending the Length of Your Arrows”.

I feel privileged to have been involved in Ned’s magazine. Ned was always easy to work with and as a fellow archer, was open to articles discussing anything related to Traditional Archery. Though it didn’t have a huge circulation, I know the people who contributed to and read Stick and String will miss it. I know I will.

 
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Posted by on June 2, 2014 in Traditional Archery

 

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Traditional Archery Build-along Article

15 Jul

IMGP3301 (2)For those of you who have an interest in archery, the Summer 2013 issue of Stick and String Traditional Archery Magazine just hit the stands internet. My article on lengthening carbon arrows was included in the build-along section of this issue. The article is included on the Traditional Archery page of my blog. Click here to view it.

The soft thump of the string,

The arrow is on its way,

The smooth arc to its target,

Only affected by Nature’s winds.

 
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Posted by on July 15, 2013 in Traditional Archery

 

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Whew! Good News, Bad News

31 May

The good news is I’ve been writing. The bad news is it has not been on my blog.

The good news is I have been able to read some of your posts and comment a little. The bad news is only time for a few comments.

So, on the positive side, I was able to submit another article to Stick and String Traditional Archery magazine. it went in just under the next editions deadline. I believe it will hit the stands in late June. It is a How-to article with lots of pics. I’ll post it in my Traditional Archery category after it is released.

Another positive is, I have been working on the Actress and the Warlock. Some of it will not get posted to the blog because I want to keep a little of the story to myself until I get ready to publish it. However, another scene should make an appearance next week. I think it’s time to start beating up the characters. They have had it too good for too long. 😉 I’ve also had a couple of ideas for plot twists that I want to work in. What if the paparazzi take pictures of something they can’t recognize, I mean besides a sober Lindsey Lohan. Oops. Sorry for the cheap shot LL. Also, the chance to kill off an arrogant publicist might be fun too. We’ll have to wait and see what develops. It is, after all a cliché.

Continuing with the positives, my Twitter experience has improved and seems to be making more sense. I will continue to try to tweet more.

Now for the Bad News. I PROMISE to get a viable post on this blog site within the next five days! There, I have a deadline. We’ll see if that works.

 

 
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Posted by on May 31, 2013 in Musings and Odd Thoughts

 

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Opportunity Comes Knocking

02 Oct

A couple of months ago I received an email from a gentleman inviting me to write an article for his magazine, Stick and String Traditional Archery Magazine. Since the magazine’s focus is traditional and primitive archery and I have been involved in traditional archery for many years, it seemed like a good fit. Any opportunity to get material published should be considered. You never know when you will get another one.

After several emails to narrow down possible topics, I sat down, wiped the sweat from my palms, and began to put the bones in the old computer. The content of the Bridge Method article (which starts on page 16) is pretty straight forward. The article discusses how to transition from practicing your archery shooting form, to shooting at targets while maintaining the form you have developed. Archery like many sporting activities is 80% mental and 20% physical. The article discusses how the conscious and sub-conscious mind can work together to perform the perfect (repeatable) archery shot. I learned this training method from an archery coach who was a former world champion. This was a lot of fun to do and with luck, I will be asked to write more articles in the future.

With writing, like most things I enjoy doing, I can only get better if I practice. I have been making a conscious effort to expand my writing opportunities whenever and wherever I can. I participate in a number of writer’s groups,  am preparing two articles for publication in the Master Gardener columns of several local newspapers, and the article for Stick and String. The more ways I can find to write and practice the craft, the better I will be as a writer. I’m hoping that this practice will translate at some level to my fiction writing.

So, What are you doing to expand your writing opportunities?

 
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Posted by on October 2, 2012 in Other Strangeness

 

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