Jkurtzwriter's Blog

Some days are hard to write. Some days the creative juices are flowing, and other days I can hardly read, let alone think. For the past few days, I've been struggling to end Chapter 9. I even started writing Chapter 10 and got stumped there too. Finally finished 9 tonight, and it was nothing close to what I had planned. Hey, if you're just writing along, and happen to, inadvertently, write a cliffhanger, that means STOP to a writer! LOL!!! Below is another teaser- part of a scene from a different chapter. Disclaimer- Everything I share on this blog is subject to, and probably will, change. Chapter 8 Mysterious Ways   Scene 35 Now, here is the truth about Ben Jackson. Karl had treated him like a slave, and ultimately, chained him up in the basement of the original Crawford house. He was no longer homeless, but this was no home sweet home. Ben spent a fortnight in that basement, living in his own feces and choking down lumpy oatmeal, if Karl remembered to feed him that day. Th...

  Hey there blogger, it is a beautiful day and one full of anticipation. We are going to meet a kitten at her foster home, with hopes of bringing her home! Coincidentally, Dawn wants to name her Hope.   In my last blog I said that I would provide updates if my blog got some views. I was excited to see that I had received a few, so I guess the ball's in my court now. Here's an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Mysterious Ways that was inspired by this logo on a hoodie that my boss gave us for Christmas.     Scene 7 from  Chapter 2 - The World On Time           Ethan let himself through the typical gate of the chain-link fence and jogged fifty feet or so to the front door, just like he had done a hundred times before. He knew that this customer owned two adult pit bulls, but they seemed nice and he had even pet them a time or two (in the presence of the owner of course). Not to mention, they were kept inside during the day, so Ethan, though ...

 It has been quite a while since my last blog entry. Since I am the only one reading my blog, I guess it doesn't really matter. A lot has happened since June 8. My wife Dawn and me were displaced from our home on June 17 due to a fire that jumped from our neighbors home to ours. Our 1-1/2 year old indoor cat Xani was displaced also, and we have yet to reunite with her.  Our families, friends, and co-workers have been a godsend! We were able to stay with my parents in their beautiful new home while we figured things out and we were very fortunate to find a new home on the same street! We believe Xani is hanging out around the neighborhood and will smell us out and come to her new home. Dawn and I have continued working our jobs through all this, and somehow, I've still found time to write. The first draft of Mysterious Ways is about one-third complete. I've written 25,000 words, on 89 pages, over 8 chapters. I have kept to my original plot, mostly, though I've added char...