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An Archeological Excavation of Akard Drearstone, Draft 1

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 19, 2011 by Michael D. SmithJune 27, 2019

If you’re well known and announce on your blog that you’re “going dark” to work on some major project, your readers may accept this in anticipation of some future gift.  If nobody reads your blog and you announce that you … Continue reading →

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Back to The First Twenty Steps For a Moment

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 10, 2011 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

I was able to place my heartwarming novella about a motorcycle gang on amazon.com, via their Kindle Direct Publishing program. So The First Twenty Steps can now be downloaded to either a Kindle or a Nook. The price is still $1.00, … Continue reading →

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The Martian Marauders, Book One of the Jack Commer Series

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 27, 2011 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

My novel The Martian Marauders is scheduled for publication with Double Dragon eBooks in January 2012.  The Martian Marauders is the first in my Jack Commer science fiction series, which includes Jack Commer, Supreme Commander and Nonprofit Chronowar.  I’m halfway through … Continue reading →

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My Visual Art is Somehow Literary

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 12, 2011 by Michael D. SmithJune 28, 2019

I’ve long had a history of straddling the two horses of writing and painting, and there have been a few times where I seriously thought I should ditch writing in favor of art.  Yet what has always felt best is … Continue reading →

Posted in Acrylic, Art Process, Drawing, Novels, Painting, Sculpture, Writing, Writing Process | 7 Replies

Dystopias—And I’ve Written My Share

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on March 13, 2011 by Michael D. SmithMarch 24, 2020

Try on the idea that concern about, interest in, or desire for Apocalypse is really an ego trip.  That you can’t imagine future generations superseding your mortal, contemporary consciousness.  If I die, it all must die with me.  Whether you … Continue reading →

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Activity | Cleanup | Foundations | New Work

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on March 7, 2011 by Michael D. SmithAugust 20, 2019

Where I’ve been the last two and a half months–not really offering excuses for so few blog posts, but that was one of the outcomes. The Sculptures Exhibit In January I set up my exhibit of twelve sculptures at Park Forest … Continue reading →

Posted in Acrylic, Akard Drearstone, Art Process, Collapse and Delusion, Novels, Painting, Sculpture, Self-Publishing, Stories, The First Twenty Steps, Writing, Writing Process | Leave a reply

The First Twenty Steps

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on February 10, 2011 by Michael D. SmithJune 28, 2019

The First Twenty Steps a novella by Michael D. Smith available as an eBook for $1.00 from barnesandnoble.com Placing this novella for sale on Barnes and Noble’s PubIt site is an experiment.  I want to see how e-publishing works and … Continue reading →

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The Art Supply Barn

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 31, 2010 by Michael D. SmithJune 28, 2019

On a cold morning I visit the second floor of an art store and I see folks I’ve been out of touch with for years.  They are passionate, hearty, close to the world, not given to cynicism or hip irony.  … Continue reading →

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How Have TV Show Plots Affected Novel Writing Over the Last Sixty Years? (English Graduate Program Thesis II)

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 26, 2010 by Michael D. SmithJune 28, 2019

A second (and final) graduate thesis, which I again give to someone else to execute, would explore the evolution of novel plots since the development of television. We’ve had to be influenced by television and its time constraints.  By 8:28 … Continue reading →

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The Blog Evolving into the Entire Journey

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 16, 2010 by Michael D. SmithJune 28, 2019

Old Things My first blog entries have been oddly coalescing around past writing. I’ve wondered at the look backwards: “A Mule for Billy” and “Five Query Letters” from the 90’s, Total Annihilation: Camouflage! from my Rice days, “Case 9 of … Continue reading →

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