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Retreating (Part Three)

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The third writing retreat has been set up. We planned to return to East Texas (a different state park than last year’s retreat), but it was full (and last year’s site is booked into later May and currently flooded in spots). So this year is a return to where we went for our first writing […]

Finally Playing Storium

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I love Kickstarter and Indiegogo. I think it’s so cool that someone can come up with an idea and, possibly, see it funded. (Hell, I even took a try myself a couple years ago.) I’ve helped fund tiny projects, things I was really happy to fund, and even some of the biggest things to hit […]

The Power of Having a Deadline

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Every week, I load a new podcast to meningorillasuits.com. (Sometimes [most times] I load episodes before the Thursday deadline Shawn Kupfer and I decided on when we started.) In 106 weeks since starting, we have never missed a deadline. In these past 106 weeks, I’ve never found myself with reason to be bored — because […]

The Lucky Writer

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It’s always seemed to me that some people either feel uncomfortable about discussing the effect of luck when it comes to “making it” as a writer (or with any creative endeavor), or that people really do believe that hard work and talent is all it takes to become a huge success. I’ve written before about […]

Quoting Oneself

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[A bit of a disclaimer. This post was mostly meant to be a little tongue-in-cheek. It is meant to tease those who try taking an easy route toward becoming a “thought leader” or “influencer” by way of memes — not action. In short, it’s a jokey post. If you have written a book, spoken to […]

The Death of a Printer

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Earlier this week, I mentioned that my printer died while printing the first draft of the latest novel. Here’s the rest of the story… Twenty-One Years Ago Twenty-one years ago, a laser printer in the home was a big deal. I can’t remember if the printer ran $700 or $800 at the time, but with […]

What Goes Into A First Draft

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I didn’t write this past weekend. Well, I didn’t work on the novel-in-progress this past weekend…because I’m calling it a done draft! Sure, there are some rough edges and parts where crude notes like MAKE BETTER! and DESCRIBE MORE SHIT! linger. Some parts — most of the novel, really — is pretty readable (which is […]

Why You’re Not Writing

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Ask someone who wants to write (but isn’t writing) why they aren’t producing, and you almost always get this answer: I don’t have time. When I hear someone say, “I don’t have time,” I ask them what their favorite TV shows are. They usually rattle off 3-5 shows; sometimes many more. If you watch more […]

Some Thoughts About Worldbuilding

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Worldbuilding. For some writers, it’s everything. Before characters, plot, or anything else, it’s all about creating a big world…even going to great lengths to spend time making up things that are never even seen in the story, for “greater understanding and authenticity…” I may be an exception in my views, but those who go to […]