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Like a whore with two broken wrists, I can only help one person at a time.
This week has yielded basically no writing which is fine. I had this happen when working on a previous chapter, and being it's only four long chapters each one is sizable. I am hoping to hit the ground running next week after some R&R. The title for the blog comes from Cunk on Cinema. I watched the first episode and it's fantastic if you like her humor. Absolutely fantastic. I ordered a new book haul so I am not sure what the next read will be but will decide that this weeken
Lance Bennie
3 minutes ago1 min read


A gentleman always does. A gentlemen accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences, even when he did not himself instigate them but only acquiesced to them, ....
This week has been a normal week for Do You Still Love Her progress. It is coming along nicely. I am also starting to prepare for editing my first two novels; Purpose and Chance Medley. They are going to be my winter projects. I am hoping to have some decent edits on them done sometime after the new year. As the title shows; I finished The Reivers. Oh man Faulkner never does disappoint. The story and the point of view from the start to the finish is absolutely fantastic, I lo
Lance Bennie
Nov 61 min read


A whore, a pullman conductor and a Missippi swamp rat the size of a water tank leading a race horse through Memphis at midnight Sunday night, and nobody will notice it?
I am still slugging away at Do You Still Love Her?. It's coming along good with a few hills I need to figure out how to get over, however it is fun to figure out. I am about half way through The Reivers so far and as always Faulkner is great. Can't wait to finish it, hopefully this weekend some time. On the TV front I am still going through Twin Peaks. I am on the new season or whatever they called it after like twenty years or whatever. It's still very fucking weird and also
Lance Bennie
Oct 301 min read


You brought me a half a jug of rotgut, mainly lye and red pepper.
Progress on Do You Still Love Her? is still coming along nicely. It's got a steady stride right now which is great. Slow and steady writes a book. I finished Station Eleven and man that was a great book. Beautiful writing, great setup and characters along with a nice send off at the end. Very good read. Looking forward to reading her other works. As the title shows I am back into Faulkner. Starting The Reivers. I am only one chapter in but it's Faulkner so I'm hooked and like
Lance Bennie
Oct 231 min read


They're all immortal to me. First we only want to be seen, but once we're seen, that's not enough anymore. After that, we want to be remembered.
Progress on Do You Still Love Her? is coming along swimmingly smooth. I have found a good stride for the back half of the book which is great as I am making some really good consistent progress. As the title shows. I started reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I had seen the TV show which was fantastic so I always wanted to go through the book. As usual the book is better so far but also the casting was great in the show which makes me see the characters as thos
Lance Bennie
Oct 161 min read


Insert book quote or catchy title that I'm too lazy to type on a Friday...
Progress on Do You Still Love Her? is still moving along at a nice pace. I finally found some good footing with it. It's really fun getting into the later half of the book. I finished Stories of your life and others by Ted Chang. Great collection of short stories. I think there was seven and out of those I think only two were meh for me so overall it was great. I also loved finally reading the source for Arrival and it was great. I am now starting Station Eleven. I have seen
Lance Bennie
Oct 91 min read


Your face will look wrong somehow, but I'll know it's you.
I have managed to keep my daily writing up for some time now which means that work on Do You Still Love Her? is coming along really nicely. I finished one out of four chapters and am nearing the end of the second, it's going in some fun and crazy places I love it. On the book front I finished Sacred Hunger. Man that was a great book, the end was so good. Just a really good story overall. I am really curious what the sequel will be like when I get to that. As the title shows I
Lance Bennie
Oct 21 min read


I did not think a random sugar dildo would have made it's way into the third act of an 1870's novel but Sacred Hunger sure did and it was hilarious.
Well this week has been great on the writing front. I have found a nice stride for the chapter that I am working on and the momentum is really good. It's an awesome feeling to have steady writing progress again. I read through Sacred Hunger and that book was great. Just an awesome story from start to finish. Great story and characters. I really am curious what the sequel will be like when I get to that point. On the TV front I have been going through season two of The Paper a
Lance Bennie
Sep 251 min read


It is not because you have nothing to offer me but because you have nothing now to add me to.
This week has been good on the book progress. I think I have one of the four chapters kinda finished which is very nice. I am now working on finishing the second chapter and it's going well, I have some really cool stuff I want to explore in the back half of that chapter. As the title shows, still making my way through Sacred Hunger. It's great, love that some of the terrible characters actually get some decent consequences so far. Really excited for the next part of this boo
Lance Bennie
Sep 181 min read


'I'm callin' him Vasco,' Cavana said. There was a certain quality of defensiveness in his tone. 'That's a sea-goin' name I've heard tell of. He's a reggular sailor.
This week has been good on the writing progress. I am making some good steady progress on Do You Still Love Her?. As the title shows, I am still working through Sacred Hunger. Man this is a fantastic book. Very well done. I am in the back half now, it's going in some neat areas. On the TV front I started watching a show called Mr. Inbetween. It's an Australian show and god is it good. Short sweet and good writing and action. Well that is it for this blog post. A shorter one.
Lance Bennie
Sep 111 min read


That's the divil's book you've been readin. You done well. You done better than thim fellers in the parable, you made no buttons into six buttons just with a snip or two of the scissors.
This week has been great on the writing front. I have gotten back into my morning habit of writing everyday for the past week. It's good. Once I am in the habit I love it. With that the progress on Do You Still Love Her? is coming along really nicely. I know where I am at for the current chapter, which is nice because the book is only four chapters long. It's good, I am happy with the progress. On the reading front, from the title. I am going through Sacred Hunger by Barry Un
Lance Bennie
Sep 41 min read


We need more crew, Mr Barton, and it is a matter of indifference to me how we come by them.
This week I managed to get back to writing, which feels great. I did not get as much written as I usually hope, but getting over that initial writer's block/slump is worth celebrating when it happens. On the reading front, I started Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth. So far it's great. I have never read anything by this guy, and so far it's all great. Very good setup so far, and very excited to see where it goes. On the TV side, I watched a limited series called The Offer. It i
Lance Bennie
Aug 281 min read


Reading books that you liked 20 years ago after all that time is a trip.
Well I didn’t get any real writing down this week, I’ve had some writers block and some irl stuff this week but should hopefully get back to it next week. This week I read Operation Barracuda by David Michael's. It is a splinter cell story set in the Tom Clancy verse. I loved these books when I was younger and have been dying for the Splinter Cell IP to do something... So I read it again and it was a solid read but some parts have not aged well however they were few and easy
Lance Bennie
Aug 211 min read


I dont know. Maybe when folks are suffering, they will be too busy to get into devilment, wont have time to worry and meddle one another.
Well this week has been mostly getting back into the groove at home after camping. I have managed to get some decent words in on the new book but I am also at the dreaded half-two thirds part, I usually get a bit of writers block around this time but I can usually power through it. It's still coming along very nicely. As the title shows, I went through Requiem for a Nun by Faulkner and oh my that was a treat. In typical Faulkner fashion he plays with the format which when it
Lance Bennie
Aug 141 min read


Writing in the early morning hours of camping is amazing.
Well the camping vacation is a success as I ring in the last night. I also got some good writing done while out camping it’s been great aside from some hiccups. I finished Peter Clines Gods Junk Drawer. Man that was a fun as hell read. Dinosaurs aliens and everything else. Now I’m onto requiem for a nun by Faulkner and am very excited for it. On the tv front I watched some new episodes of the Batman animated season two that just came out and it’s super fun. If you like Amy ki
Lance Bennie
Aug 71 min read


Dinosaurs are rad as fuck!
Well I have only managed to do a bit of writing this week as I had a cold that set me back. The good news is after work today I am going camping for a week so should get some decent writing in then. On the reading front I started Peter Clines God's Junk Drawer. It's really great so far, I really like this guys books as they are a good mix of a fun time with some stakes and he has a universe it connects too sometimes. Very good so far. On the TV front I have still been making
Lance Bennie
Jul 311 min read


I'm not what you think I am. I aint nothin. I dont know why you put up with me. Well, Mr Parham, I know who you are. And I do know why. You go to sleep now. I'll see you in the mrning. Yes mam.
Made some alright progress on the novel this week. After some busy few weeks IRL I am starting to get back into my writing routine again, and it feels great. I finished the Border trilogy, and that was fantastic. I actually think the books get better in their own way as the trilogy goes. I found each of them able to stand on its own and also as a package. Great story. I now only have one Cormac McCarthy book left to read. I started watching the TV series Broadchurch, and man,
Lance Bennie
Jul 241 min read


Well there was all these jackrabbits in the road. They'd set there and freeze in the lights.
I managed to get some writing done this week but I am still not writing as much as I should and want to be. Hopefully now that work and a few other things have settled down I should be on easy street now. Still chugging through the Border Trilogy, still loving it. On the TV front I managed to sneak in The Agency season 2. Well I have two episodes left. It's great. Awesome spy craft show and absolutely great writing and acting. Well this is a short and sweet one today. Gonna t
Lance Bennie
Jul 171 min read


You think he seen us? Well I didn't see him walkin head first into them nopal bushes yonder so I dont expect he was completely blind.
This week has been busy on all fronts. I have made some good progress on the book this week. The chapter I am working on is coming along very well; I am really enjoying it. On the reading front, as the title shows, I started Cities of the Plain. So far it's great. I have also got my RV almost ready to go, so that means writing and reading adventures with Edward in the wilderness soon!! On the TV front, I watched the show The Man In The High Castle. Great alternative history s
Lance Bennie
Jul 101 min read


No book quote this week, just a boring ass title.
This week has been very productive with everything but writing lol. I was off on day's off from work and bought an rv camper so I have been busy day and night getting that ready. The nice part is that, part of the reason for a rv camper is so I can go write in nature and peace and quiet so hopefully the ratio of the week will balance out with more writing soon. I actually have not watched to much TV or read anything this week, mostly just catching up on The Young and the Rest
Lance Bennie
Jul 31 min read
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