Category Archives: Photography
The Kokoweef Mine and Cavern
Read some outdoor stuff at my rockhounding blog: The Kokoweef Cavern/Mine Complex
Does a Book Validate You as A Writer?
It’s in every writer’s DNA to want to have a book published but it’s not necessary to prove a writer’s worth. I make little money from my writing but I am still a professional and proud of it. Writing can … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, Magazine article, Newspaper article, non-fiction writing, Photography, revising writing, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing tips
Tagged book contract, contract work, literary journal, magazine articles, newspaper articles, paper of record, self-publishing, writing, writing a book
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The Greatest Challenges in Writing for Publication
The greatest challenge in writing for publication is word count. It’s set by the editor, it can’t be exceeded. A topic easily explained in 1,000 words becomes tremendously difficult given 250. A reader never knows your word count, only that … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, Magazine article, Newspaper article, newspapers, non-fiction writing, Photography, revising writing, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others, Writing tips
Tagged challenges, deadline, newspaper work, newspapers, Photography, publication, writing
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Book Submitted!
I submitted my MS and related images to my publisher this morning. This marks 14 months of work but there is much to be done to turn a raw document into a book. Over the next several months the editor … Continue reading
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Non-collecting area but a nice place to spend a few hours near Las Vegas. Went looking for an old mine but had to turn around when the road changed into a Jeep trail. Managed to make it back. Many interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, rocks and lapidary
Tagged Lake Mead National Recreation Area, road trip, volcanics
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The Boundless Enthusiasm of A Western State
Photographed at some museum near Reno, Nevada. The state has always been raw since the Comstock strike and the wild, boomtown days of Tonopah and Goldfield. An acceptance of legal gambling throughout the state, and prostitution, in some counties, Nevada … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged gambling, Goldfield, Nevada, no taxes, prostitution, retro, rural nevada, Tonopah
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A Jumble of Colors from a Six Dollar Rock
These are extremely small vanadinite crystals, barely forming a red haze in a seemingly featureless six dollar rock from Arizona. Under the microscope, they present a wealth of red, with a few showing vanadinite’s true hexagonal crystals. Click on the … Continue reading
