My Stuff

My Notebook

I carry this notebook along with a pen in my back left-hand side pocket wherever I go. That way I can jot down ideas or lyrics when they pop into my head. I pick up a new supply of these Silvine Memo Books on trips to London. No other notebook will do.

Notebook

My Pen

Here it is. The pen I always use for notes and editing, the Pilot G-2 05. Black What would I do without it? I have boxes of them in my closet. It glides along the paper and leaved the perfect ink band width. Any other pen feels awkward.

pen

My Font
Here's the font I use in all my writing. It's called Cambria. I started using it years ago, and it feels strange whenever I use anything else.
Cambria

My Computer

This is the computer I use for book writing, web design, and music writing. I've always used an iMac, and this one is spanking new, a green 24" iMac.

computer

My Writing App

I use Scrivener to write the first drafts of books and stories. I like how you can stick all images, reference material, and notes right into the file. It's also easy to compile the final draft into a Word doc that all editors want to see.

Scrivener

My Piano

If my house catches on fire this would be the first thing I would save. I love playing the piano. I love creating melodies. I wish I could play better. I wish I could read music.

Piano

My Music App

I use Logic Pro X. I'll never use all its potential, but I like the various instruments it creates. I create multi-track songs and upload them to this web site. I also can create orchestrations that sound OK to me. I also enjoy recording audio versions of my short stories as well.

Music App

My Web Site App

I fiddle with my web site far too much. Almost everything I create- songs, cartoons, short stories, plays, screenplays, quotes, videos—I throw on to https://www.wtmelon.com.

Web App

My Desk

Here's where I sit almost every day from 5:00 am to around 2:00 pm. It's an old wood block desk I've been using since college decades ago. The art supplies, printer, books, and microphone are within easy reach.

Desk

My Device

This Echo Dot has served me well. From the moment I sit at my desk in the early morning I'm listening to Classic FM from London through my headphones. When the sun comes out I switch to KDFC. In the late morning and all afternoon I listen to playlists on Spotify. This little thing plays all day.

Dot

The Cat Came Back

This poster hung above every blackboard, whiteboard, and smart board in every elementary school classroom in which I taught (about 20 of them). I don't remember why. Now it hangs above my writing desk.