A Little Dose of Reality

Here are two sets of notes from Craig Sorensen, whose work has appeared in a slew of different anthologies, including Afternoon Delight, Hurts So Good, and Frenzy.

Hi Alison,

As a public service to those who think their writing is "uncomely," here is a little dose of reality.

Still, as bad as it can get (and these examples are actually pretty clean for me) I can almost always read what I've written, even years later. I actually have no idea how many spiral notebooks and three ring binders I have around as well as folders for loose notes, both written and typed/printed. Looking at some of the things I wrote twenty-plus years ago can be both humiliating and inspiring, if that makes any sense.

I jot down quick notes at work sometimes and shove them into my pocket to review at home. The picture with the mouse and my as yet uninstalled copy of TurboTax show examples of these. There are a couple of rough random ideas on kissing, and a quick thought for a change in timbre for a scene in a book I'm working on.



The spiral notebook is one I keep around the house to record ideas when I'm away from the computer. The example I provided is part of a set of notes for the story "Square Loophole" which was recently published in the awesome Alison Tyler collection called Afternoon Delight. Though I have a red check through each entry, note that not all three ideas made it in the final story. That happens a lot.

And speaking of Afternoon Delight, thank you for taking the time to forward the kind comments from Amazon to me. That certainly brightened my day!

Craig

Oooh, let me brighten your day a bit more, Craig! I have to offer a little shameless plug along with your images. The fabulous story "Square Loophole" just won these two mentions in Amazon reviews of Afternoon Delight:

"Craig Sorensen's "Square Loophole" is romantic, beautiful and poetic (she writes, as she lets out a big, sunny sigh...). Such wonderful writing and wonderful imagery!

"Square Loophole" by Craig J. Sorensen lets the first rays of sun illuminate modesty - "There is always time for touch later."

XXX,
Alison