Saturday, October 27, 2007

Teddy Roosevelt's Birthday

Today, I recognize Theodore Roosevelts 149th birthday.

Last night, I started to write another section of the novel, called "Psychiatric." I am debating with myself how dark to go, how much to express, where to stop before I get too dark.

One of the hard parts about writing a novel that is...a) a self-portrait, b) forward looking, and c) mostly comedic: figuring out how to balance the optimism with the realism; how to acknowledge the dark aspects of life while embracing the positive. It will be a challege.

Tonight, a Halloween Party...with the theme Cthulu 2008: Why Vote for the Lesser Evil! I am going low key, as the campaign strategist, in the mold of Robert Deniro's Conny Breen in "Wag the Dog."

Should be fun.

2 comments:

Ford McLain said...

Hi Ford, I hope you don't think I am cyberstalking you! LOL! But I am from Albany and I see you at the Ginger Man sometimes and I always have been too shy to approach. I'd like your permission to approach and buy you a drink next time I see you. I loved your views on gays when you ran for office. Marty

fpr said...

If you see me at the Ginger Man, feel free to drop by and say hi. This Thursday I will be with there, but with a nice young lady, but feel free to say hi and we can raincheck the drink. Thank you in advance.

Thank you for your comments on the election. For a straight Republican in the era of conservative backlack, I felt I needed to fight the fight.

I think I have an e-mail address identified on my profile. Feel free to drop a line directly.