10,000 hours (Failed Writer Series #11) from Yuvi Zalkow on Vimeo. I’ve known more than a few people who have tried something creative a handful of times, not been pleased with the results, and moveed on to something else. It’s like they really think a) it’s that easy or b) that they miraculously have what […]
Archives for April 2012
On Finishing
Around three this morning, I finished the latest [bigger] writing project. I say “[bigger] writing project” because I usually have quite a few things going on at the same time. This project is bigger than the blog entries, short stories, and other things I write; however, I can’t say it’s a “big” writing project because […]
Why I Don’t Like Story Outlines
I’m one of those writers…the kind that doesn’t use an outline. I’ve tried using outlines. Oh, how I’ve tried using outlines! I’ve even been vaguely successful a few times. When I wrote independent comic books, I outlined. For series stuff I’ve worked on, I make notes that could be deemed outlines. Rough outlines, but outlines […]
Sunday Randomness
Last month, I started a new novel — the first time I set out to write something with the goal of going straight to an e-book. It’s a young adult (YA) story called Old Man, and it looks like it will probably be a novella. I say probably because I just might have the first […]
Writing Without Copyright
I have a friend who is rather fond of anarcho-capitalism. (I am not an anarcho-capitalist, but I’ll always listen to other people and their views.) A year ago, he challenged me to imagine a world without copyright. At first I thought, “I am all about copyright!” but the more I thought about it…I realized…I really […]
April Showers…
It’s with a heavy heart that I’m announcing this morning — after 327 entries, here — that I’ve come to an end with The Juggling Writer. I think I’m done with all writing, in fact. No more blog entries, articles, or novels. I’m just out of ideas, and I like working a day job so […]