Two days ago, this blog turned 15 years old. I was coming up on the final months at my job at the time (only, I didn’t know it: I planned to leave the following summer, but ended up laid off the week before Christmas), and I decided to have a place to really talk about […]
A Silent Year
Last year, I mentioned I was skipping the annual September Silence. I wasn’t sure if I’d return to it or if it would become a thing of the past. I’m skipping it again this year, but almost considered it “just ’cause” at the last minute. But my reasons for skipping it last year are similar […]
Fourteen Years
The Juggling Writer turned 14 today. I was a few months from being laid off the week before Christmas when I started, and and so many changes followed. Sometimes I feel bad for not writing as much, here, because it was always a steady thing, even during unsteady times. Other Things Part of the reason […]
The Annual September Silence
It’s that time of year: “The September Silence” — that month when I step away from social media and focus on writing. Except, after 9 or 10 years of the annual September social media break, I’m not doing it this year. The September Silence I started the September Silence after taking longer social media breaks […]
Process Series
For years, I’ve wanted to document my writing process more. Obviously, I’ve shared quite a bit, here, but never a true Beginning-to-End effort. That’s about to change. The Process Series I finally started creating short videos about all that goes into creating an episode of Not About Lumberjacks. My goal is, when it’s done, to […]
Ninth Annual Writing Retreat
The end of 2022 was a bit of a blur. With the holidays, a busy time at work, and the annual November and December episodes of Not About Lumberjacks, I never got around to writing about the 9th annual writing retreat. The Retreat that Almost Wasn’t The 8th annual retreat was a return to East […]
Some Additional Thoughts about AI
Now more than ever, being you is what makes art. AI-prompted images and text are here, and while much of it is still apparent, it’s not going to be long before it gets really good. I see people saying AI will never create something on the same level as humans, but it’s already eclipsing the […]
AI Writing
I’ve mentioned before that I’m friends with quite a few artists. Lately, I’ve seen quite a few of them share thoughts about artificial intelligence generating “art.” Feelings range from machine-learned art taking jobs and stealing styles to it all being just another tool. AI Writing I friend recently posted a work of micro fiction on […]
The End of Silence (2022)
The September Silence of 2022 is over. With it being a bigger election year, the urge to return at the end of November is appealing…for many reasons. But…there are things I’ve missed this past month, and I can always step back again if things seem too noisy. Another September Silence This year, like last, I […]
What You Control
I’ve mentioned some of my writing close calls over the years: a large studio interested in a screenplay they said they would have fought for, but…they were being acquired by another studio wanting a new direction; and I’ve had partial and full manuscript requests from agents over the years. (In some cases, from people representing […]
Thirteen Years…
Thirteen years ago today, I posted this. (Yep, The Juggling Writer is officially a teenager today!) Thirteen is my favorite number. When I heard it was “unlucky,” I decided to take it on ’cause even as a kid, I had my thoughts about superstitions. So I like that this is year thirteen… A Sparse Year… […]
Until October…
It snuck up on me this year: September. I’ve been busy at work and working on the next Not About Lumberjacks story. Other things have had my attention. And then someone mentioned Labor Day weekend almost being here and… Well, like I said: September snuck up on me this year. The September Silence Each September, […]
Trigger Warning
I never liked the term “Trigger Warning.” It quickly became synonymous with mocking people who wanted to know what might pop up in a story — as though that’s such a bad thing to consider. People who wanted to know what might be in a story were deemed weak…it’s literature after all, and we survived […]
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