All this week, I’m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on family vacations. Today: Finding your Inner Thoreau * * * In 1845, Henry David Thoreau left it all behind and retreated to the woods on Walden Pond. He had very little contact with others for two years. Thoreau wasn’t the only […]
A Sense of Place
All this week, I’m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on family vacations. Today: Creating a Sense of Place. * * * As writers, we want to create a sense of place in all we do that leaves readers thinking, “Man, it’s like I was right there!” It’s not a hard thing […]
The Writing Pilgrimage
All this week, I’m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on family vacations. First up: The Author Pilgrimage… * * * Every June, Mark Finn makes a pilgrimage to Cross Plains, Texas. He goes to the tiny town for Robert E. Howard Days–a celebration of the writer best known for creating Conan […]
Writing Trips
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a series. With summer about to leave us for good, maybe you want to have one last fling before cooler weather settles in. Maybe you were too busy at the day job over the summer to take vacation, but now looking for something to do as the year begins […]
In Praise of the Nerdist Podcast
I stumbled upon The Nerdist Podcast the week the second episode came out. Since then, it’s one of my favorite things to listen to while working out or going for a walk. The Nerdist Podcast is a weekly interview with creative famous people: musicians, comedians, actors and actresses, and even a writer. (I’d go as […]
Year One
This is the 130th Juggling Writer post. This was the first post. One year ago… Today… * * * I started The Juggling Writer to force myself to always have writing on my mind. Between blogging about writing and working on writing, I hoped to bring back a feeling I lost when I began putting […]
Monday Motivation: Labor Day
It’s Labor Day in the U.S. For many, that means cookouts and rushing to crowd several weekends of fun into one last fling before the weather turns colder (unless you live in Texas!). On most holidays, I stop for a moment in my office and think about what the holiday means to me. Labor Day […]
Open Camp Day 1 (Morning Recap)
I’m attending Open Camp this weekend. While people who read The Juggling Writer regularly may wonder what a recap about a conference focusing on Web technology has to do with writing, so far every panel discussion I’ve listened to has offered things I can do and use as a writer to get what I write […]
5 Things You Can Do Right Now To Be A Better Writer Next Month
Summer’s nearing an end–the days are getting shorter and kids are returning to school. For many people, there’s a sense of urgency going into September. If you write, there’s a chance that writing will fall to the side as other responsibilities take priority. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Here are five things […]
Pile O’ Randomness
I hung out with my friend, Jeremy, yesterday. He’s getting ready to head to New York City next week for a month (he is the recipient of the Dozier Travel Grant). During lunch, we talked about how when you’re a writer or artist, people seem to love trying to give you ideas. Or I should […]
Weekly Roundup (08/15/10 – 08/21/10)
Links for the week: Some good stuff about writing to be found out there this week, beginning with Nathan Bransford’s post: Do You Suffer from One of these Writing Maladies? It’s worth reading for the Old Spice Guy Effect/Excessive Rug-Pulling section at the end. The gem of the week: Marcus Sakey’s, How to Ensure 75% […]
The Rawness of a Duck
I have a confession: with few exceptions, I don’t discuss writing with many other writers. When it comes to talking about writing, I prefer talking with artists. Next to talking about writing with two friends in my writing group, I prefer talking about writing with my wife (an artist), and my friend Jeremy (an artist). […]
The Juggling Writer Podcast
I’ve wanted to podcast my first novel for a couple years. My first novel, called Hell Comes with Wood Paneled Doors, is a humorous coming-of-age story about a family traveling cross country in a possessed station wagon. I have a reader lined up, and I finally purchased a recording setup (a Samson C03U USB condenser […]
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