Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

Wednesday Woodworking – Picture Frames

Posted on 09/13/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

Managed a couple of hours in the shop this weekend to get some milling done on my picture frame project. Here’s on frame in the clamp: The mitered corners were cut using the picture frame jig I made last year: … Continue reading →

Posted in woodworking | Tagged picture frame jig, picture frames, woodworking | 22 Comments

Friday Wisdom – When others Panic

Posted on 09/08/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

If you remain calm while everyone else is panicking you clearly don’t understand the situation. More wisdom next week, Andrew

Posted in wisdom | Tagged humor, wisdom | 12 Comments

Publishing Paths

Posted on 09/07/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

The good folks over at Today’s Author published my article, “Publishing Paths” about what I learned about getting your writing published at the writer’s conference I attended in August. Please head over there and check it out: Publishing Paths If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged publishing, small press, writing | 16 Comments

Poetry Revision

Posted on 09/03/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

The greatest lesson a writer can learn is the art of revision. A text can always be improved. A poem can always be distilled to the essential image – the central emotion, the basic truth the poem is seeking. One … Continue reading →