This might be my favorite thing I’ve read in a couple weeks, an essay by Emily St. John Mandel about the work that goes into writing, and how — in its own way — that work is reward enough for all those hours spent in solitude. It’s not just the glimpse into the life of […]
Archives for 2012
One for the Condo
I’ve been catching up on podcasts lately. Last week at the gym, I finally listened to the Nerdist interview with Thomas Jane. Much of the interview focuses on how technology has reached a point of allowing people to make the things they want to make, put them out there, and see what happens. (Obviously, promoting […]
October (Is Made for Writing)
On his blog this morning, Paul Lamb mentioned that it’s October. October is my favorite month. (Well, when I lived in the Chicago area it was; in Texas, November is the closest we get to October up north.) It’s a great month to be outside. It’s a great month to throw open the windows and […]
The Benefits of Sequential Content at ETCDallas
Last June, I spoke about the Benefits of Sequential Content at Emerging Tech Conference Dallas. I previously gave this presentation at the Dallas/Ft. Worth WordPress Meetup and posted a Juggling Writing entry about it here. Well, I polished it up a bit and presented it to a bigger crowd. I realize most of us don’t […]
Closing the Door to Distractions
The Telegraph recently had a good article about writers and distraction, opening with a bit about the lengths some famous authors go to in order to cut themselves off from the Internet. When well-known authors are using software created to restrict the Internet on the machines they use for writing (Zadie Smith, Dave Eggers, and […]
Three Years of The Juggling Writer
The Juggling Writer has made it to year three. 375 posts…125 a year. Not quite my goal of 3 posts/week, but still close. If the blog were a tequila, it would be certified Extra Añejo. Were it a child, the terrible twos would be a thing of the past, and all kinds of cool things […]
Bookcase Tour (Part 2)
A couple people have wondered what books are behind me in the bookcases where I shoot Juggling Writer videos. Here’s a tour of the second bookcase…and the room where I write. Also, all Labor Day weekend, you can get the e-book version of my first novel, Hell Comes with Wood Paneled Doors, at the links […]
Bookcase Tour (Part 1)
A couple people have wondered what books are behind me in the bookcases where I shoot Juggling Writer videos. Here’s a quick tour of the first bookcase. Also, all Labor Day weekend, you can get the e-book version of my first novel, Hell Comes with Wood Paneled Doors, at the links below. Kindle: http://www.christophergronlund.com/HCWWPDrl.prc Nook […]
Unplugging from the Internet
I know I can go 101 days without social media. Giving up Twitter, Google+, and especially Facebook isn’t too tough for me. I can go without a telephone, too. (I’m also not much of a fan of text messages.) The one thing I always check daily, though, is email. So…this past weekend, I unplugged it […]
A Book Signing Warning
Years ago when I was doing a comic book with my wife, we had a brilliant idea: “Sign all orders!” Every book that sold through a distributor was signed before shipping. Looking back, we were lucky we only had to sign what probably totaled a little over 500 comic books. At the time, we thought […]
How To Do Things Regularly
While emailing a friend yesterday, we chatted a bit about keeping our writing momentum going. It’s easy to do something regularly for awhile, and then to let it all slip away. (That’s why you see the gym clear up in February and March as people let their new year’s resolutions fall to the side.) There […]
Avoiding the Avalanche
Recently, I’ve heard more than a few people (including writing friends), talk about how the beginning political season is already getting to them. I’ve heard others talk about how keeping up with all their social media sites feels like an avalanche. Others just feel overwhelmed, like there’s no time. If you’re a writer and outside […]
A Question of Time
I meant to write this post a couple weeks ago, but time got in the way. At least that’s how we’re conditioned to look at it — when we don’t get to things or do things, it’s a matter of time. “I don’t have the time,” has become our mantra…and our prayer is, “What I […]
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