It’s November 2nd. Here’s a few things I don’t like about November 2nd. Just a few. First: the Internet. Yes, you, Internet. This is you: I voted days ago, Internet. STFU. Seriously. Second: the folks who are trying to help you stay motivated for NaNoWriMo. They’re like: “How’s it going on that, umm… Nah No [...]
Posts under ‘Musing’
On Seeing the Inevitable
I have nothing against Joe Konrath. Those of you familiar with the ins and outs of publishing might be aware of Konrath as a mystery/suspense writer who’s become something of an evangelist for independent epublishing via markets like Amazon where an ‘unsupported’ author can play on a more level field with the Big Six of [...]
Transmedia: Dirty Commie Creativity
A few weeks ago, I finally caved in and picked up StarCraft 2, motivated in no way by the promised playability or fun of the game (which it delivers), but by a heartfelt desire to blow up some internet-friends (still an unrealized goal). (Has anyone munged “internet friends” into some kind of cool portmanteau yet? [...]
Working Like a Rockstar (The October Forecast)
My short-term contract job came to an unhappy/happy end on Friday. And while you might assume ‘unhappy for me’, I’d have to say that the real unhappiness was felt by my now-ex-employers, who really wanted me to stay and really liked me; they just ran out of budget. They liked me so much that my [...]
All Stuff is Nerd Stuff to Somebody
Yesterday, I had the very great pleasure of attending the wedding of two friends of mine. I also got kind of shanghai’d (in a good way) into live-Tweeting the ceremony, because live-Tweeting something automatically takes the Nerd level of an event and doubles it, and this thing was going to be pretty Nerdy. Super-nerdy. Full-frontal [...]
Constraints: Tie me up, Tie me down
You may find yourself in a situation where someone you’re working with just doesn’t want to be constrained with guidelines on their creative output. Maybe you’re that person. Maybe it’s deadlines. Maybe it’s a specific word count you need to hit, or can’t go over. Maybe it’s some topic for a short story anthology you’re [...]
Mowing the lawn in your brain
I was doing some yard work today (why do I always wait until the hottest part of the day?) and thinking about the hows and the whats and the whys of it. My house sits on a corner lot in and older part of one of Denver’s more grand suburbs (if it sounds like I’m [...]
How do I make “What works for me” work for me?
or… Why I’d Rather Mow the Lawn than Write (In which the author raises – rather than answers – a question.) I’m an extrovert. Most people hear “extrovert” and think “friendly and outgoing” — let me dissuade you of that notion. Basically, an extrovert is a person who is energized by being around other people. [...]
