Robert Sadler
Titles & The Making Of
Since most fiction writing involves a bit of ‘let’s pretend’, let’s pretend I know what I’m talking about. I have, written thousands of...
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Robert Sadler
- Jul 6
- 7 min
Challenges, Goals & Sandcastles
Tip of the Hat to Honoré de Balzac. The Father of the Modern Novel who may or may not agree with my comments, but then he'd have a hard...
Robert Sadler
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Moon Pie & RC Cola
What better welcome could you have on a hot summer afternoon that an ice-cold Royal Crown Cola and a scrumptious Moon Pie? Today,...
Robert Sadler
- Jun 14
- 2 min
OEAB II
Continuing the theme OEAB of my last blog. As One Ends, Another Begins. Writing is an on-going, self-sustaining compulsion, at this...
Robert Sadler
- Apr 27
- 3 min
One Ends, Another begins
Inspiration is always there if you seek it and accept it! For example, I finished No Expectation of Privacy (novel #22 now available)...
Robert Sadler
- Apr 10
- 2 min
A poet's anniversary
Poetic License #4121964 April 12, 2022 - An Anniversary, 58 Years In The Making Now, at age seventy-five, somewhere in misty memory is...
Robert Sadler
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Now For Something completely different
If you are a movie buff... if you've seen this scene once, you've likely seen it many times. Here's what happened: Oh, and if you have...
Robert Sadler
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Where to start READINg MG&A?
Frequently Asked Questions: What is the start of your series? Is it two series? Do I have to read them in order? 1) Where to start?...
Robert Sadler
- Jan 11
- 3 min
WRITING AS VISUAL ART
Who says writing isn’t a visual medium, i.e., visual art? Actually, I don’t know if anyone has ever asked the question before, but...
Robert Sadler
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Flowers For the Living @ Christmas Time
As Christmas Eve and Christmas approaches two births and one death come to mind. My older-sister was born on Christmas Eve which we will...
Robert Sadler
- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
Quandary-#of Pages & Writing Goals
HOW MANY WORDS IN A NOVEL? One Writer's Opinion: As existential questions go, “HOW MANY WORDS IN A NOVEL?” is not at the top of the...
Robert Sadler
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
rjs Celebrates Book #20 at Desperados
Today was a double celebration. First for yesterday's (12.9.21) completion of Penguins & Black Swans, the twentieth novel from The...
Robert Sadler
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
Natural Born Killer-Story Teller
Is there a ‘book’ in you? I ask, why not? Of course your life, or mine, (as a life story) may not be as toothsome as say, “The Audie...
Robert Sadler
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
why? "ten boxes"
Above is a piece of digital art I created in February 2017. I titled it Ten Boxes on a midnight blue field. It was an exercise in color...
Robert Sadler
- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
Heroine Remembered
Marie Frances Tippit, died Tuesday, March 2, 2011. She was 92. A heroine, known to every officer of the Dallas Police Department and...
Robert Sadler
- Jun 25, 2021
- 1 min
Zoom True Crime Talk on YouTube
Graphic courtesy of Dallas Public Library The graphic above demonstrates the impetus for the Zoom panel discussion that occurred on...
Robert Sadler
- Jun 19, 2021
- 1 min
Patches & Poem on Display
Jane Covington stands between her husband's framed law enforcement patches and my poem, both installed yesterday, June 18th at the Circle...
Robert Sadler
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
ZOOM True Crime Panel Went well!
This past Saturday, June 12th (2pm-3:30pm) I participated in the Zoom panel discussion mentioned below. Thanks to the Dallas Public...
Robert Sadler
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
Plaque @ Desperados
HONORS "MICHAEL GRANT" Desperados Mexican Restaurants Desperados (Uno - 4818 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206) Desperados (Dos - 3443 W...
Robert Sadler
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Reading Order
I am often asked: "You have a lot of books, where should I start? The answer is... anywhere! Each book in the Michael Grant & Associates...