I recently wrote about writers writing about writers. In an earlier draft of the entry, I mentioned a guy in several college classes I was in. He never actually wrote anything (as much as any of us could tell), but he talked about writing a lot. … [Continue reading]
I sometimes feel like I begin too many entries, here, with, "So I was listening to Jess Walter and Sherman Alexie on the Tiny Sense of Accomplishment podcast..." But it's that good! In the most recent episode, Sherman and Jess talk about … [Continue reading]
[This is an entry I started writing last week and set aside. Then, a couple days ago at work, I chatted with a friend about writing. Specifically, we began talking about John Irving's love of writing about writers -- and how it mostly bores us. … [Continue reading]
I saw someone on a podcast community I frequent talk about what they do in their "real job." It's a term I've heard used frequently: I really love sculpting, but my real job is software development... There's nothing I'd rather do in life than … [Continue reading]
I had a list of things I planned to do this past weekend. It wasn't a list written on a piece of paper or captured by an app to remind me to do these things at a specific time. It's the list of things I do every weekend: I planned to write and … [Continue reading]
I have a friend who hates magicians. He feels they mock the audience in an act of, "I know something you don't know!" (There are many people who feel this way about magicians.) Me, on the other hand...I like good magic. I don't mind that the … [Continue reading]
Last night, I did something for the first time in what feels like years... I started a new short story. I'm not sure if it's actually been years, or only feels that way. In recent years, my focus has been on novels and podcasts. Outside of … [Continue reading]
Early last month, I wrote about The September Silence. I wasn't as silent as I've been in previous breaks... Breaking the Silence There were several times I broke the silence to share something online. I gave a talk about podcasting on … [Continue reading]
Some very good things have been written on an hour a day. - John Updike I work on a weekly podcast with a friend in the cracks. By that, I mean I never schedule time to work on the show -- I only work on it when it crosses my mind and I have a … [Continue reading]
[First thing: If you've never read Richard Nash's What is the Business of Literature? you should check it out. It's a free e-book, and I'm sure it can be found online. Yep -- right here.] * * * Richard Nash's "What is the Business of Literature?" … [Continue reading]
This post is not about lumberjacks. That would be silly, to make this a post about lumberjacks... Who would do such a thing? * * * I recently mentioned the goal of The Juggling Writer has always been this: To keep writing at the front of my … [Continue reading]
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. - Henry David Thoreau * * * I'd be lying if I said there isn't a certain appeal to stepping away from all modern things, walking into the hills, and being … [Continue reading]
I'm always fascinated by the way writing projects change with time. For me, only short stories usually turn out as originally perceived. Novels change radically over the course of writing. Entire story lines and characters are dropped; in some … [Continue reading]