Hello and Welcome

Hello and Welcome honored guests.
I am an unpublished writer of murder mysteries. I will be writing about the process and the agonies of creative writing. Specifically communication to an unseen audience in a land possibly far, far away. Communicating across space and time emphasizing clarity of message and invisibility of the author. In person to person communication, the listener's expressions and immediate replies cue us to their understanding of our message or story. The writer enjoys no such feedback. It is only after his words are "written in stone" or more likely on paper that he receives any comments at all. 
Because of the permanency of the words on paper, the author cannot react and reiterate his words to make them more accessible to the listener/reader. 
Authors communicate in a one and done manner. Therefore, it behooves us to get it right the first time. 
Most readers do not think about the process that created the book or e-book manuscript in their hands. The hours of work and re-working of words, paragraphs, ideas and concepts, (editors and first readers to help gain some feedback) and then the final product - which often the writer wishes he could take back the minute he or she sees it published. Once printed, it is on the record and somewhat immutable. 

Oscar Wilde when queried about his days work answered. "I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again."

That is not very far from the truth even for us hack and pulp fiction writers. 
I hope through my blog, I will entertain you with stories of the wars to write and publishing without the risk of perishing in the gallant effort.

-- L. Preschel author of the Sam-Cath Murder Mysteries.