Wasted Post
It seems like such a waste of time to basically repeat what I wrote yesterday, but there you go. Whatever I said yesterday goes even more for today. I seriously need this week to end. On the plus side, I did get to work with a gentleman today who was wearing a chain mail shirt [...]
Spent
Everybody hates Mondays – hell, even I am wont to badmouth Monday from time to time… Really, though, the real day of the week to dread is Tuesday. On Monday, everyone is still getting over the weekend and catching up on crap they didn’t do (but should have done) on Friday. Tuesday is when the [...]
Useless Noodling
Yes – already I have changed themes… the Mac keyboard in the last one was bugging me. Not that this theme is without issues that need to be resolved, but at least the Mac gear is limited to the iPhone (and I LOVE my iPhone). My only major complaint that isn’t easily fixable (I already [...]
The Perils of Pre-Writing?
Many, many years ago, an English teacher tried to tell me that I had to write my story before I wrote my story. What’s more, she wanted me to apply this concept to research papers, essays and just about any bit of writing I was ever going to do. Clearly, I thought, she’s insane. Who writes their [...]
The trouble with writing out of your element
“They” say that one of the best things a writer can do to hone his/her craft is to read. I read. Quite a bit, in fact. I read non-fiction, contemporary fiction, classical fiction, cookbooks, how-to books… I read it all. I don’t read sci-fi/fantasy. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part, [...]
