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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
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. [...]
A bit of conversation
SO here’s a talk I had this morning: Website: *explodes* Me: …the hell? Website: What? Me: You just exploded. Website: Nuh uh. Me: Yes. You did. You are still exploded, in fact. Website: Well… Me: What? Website: At least you noticed me. Me: … Website: Sorry. Me: I’ve had a lot on my – Website: [...]
Moonlighting elseblog
I’ve got a post percolating about stories, games, and plot vs. character, but I’ll save that for tomorrow and instead point out that I wrote a guest blog over at ktliterary.com today: On Being Rexroth: Living with a Literary Agent.
What I’ve learned about Bowling
Tonight marks the conclusion of the fall season of the bowling league in which I, my wife, and several of my game-geek friends participate. It’s fun. Shut up. In a way, it’s a weird return to my childhood. While bowling continues to grow in popularity in the U.S., bowling league participation dwindles, but such was [...]
