Oops!
I skipped a day… that’s just… well.. I haven’t decided whether or not that’s a bad thing yet.
I ended up writing some notes – not enough to say that my full attention was on actually writing, but more than I have during the whole rest of the week – and reading, which I’m counting as [...]
YAY!
The week from hell is OVER!! Next week, of course, will still be a rough week at work, but at least I’ll have help in the office.
As far as the writing goes, my morning routine next week will be jostled a bit due to transportation issues, giving me a huge swathe of uninterrupted time (about [...]
Dunno how he did it
Anthony Bourdain wrote Kitchen Confidential during his down time while he was working long, strenuous hours as a chef. If you read his book (or others about the horrors of working in the food industry), you’ll know how insane his hours were and how grueling his work day was.
And still, he wrote.
Me? This week has [...]
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 [...]
Hau’oli Makahiki Hou!
Happy New Year from beautiful Honolulu, HI!
This past year has been surreal. It seems like so much has changed, so much has happened, and yet everything is still the same. I know that makes no sense, but there you have it.
In this year I have finished a screenplay, started a new writing project, abandoned THAT writing [...]