I got email asking why I haven't posted in 2013. It's not that I've been too busy to post -- although I have been busy at the day job and with writing. After I finish the day's writing quota and wrap up a day's work, I just haven't had too much to … [Continue reading]
Best of The Juggling Writer – 2012
2012 was a year of change for me. Not in the writing I did, but in my views as a writer. I didn't realize it until looking back over the year. I wouldn't go as far as saying everything I thought about writing changed this year, but in the change … [Continue reading]
Check Your Head
As the end of the year closes, I find myself deleting a lot of people I once followed on social media sites. People claiming that it's all about the message, but freaking out because people aren't doing what they want online. I read something … [Continue reading]
Doomsday Sunshine
The world didn't end today. I almost hate writing something about the supposed end according to the Maya that was never real from the start. But I try seeing good even in ridiculous things. As goofy as it is giving credence to the belief that the … [Continue reading]
The Necessary Provisions
I recently wrote about focusing on what I really want to write vs. what has a better chance of selling. It hasn't always been the easy choice, but it's been the right choice and not without its rewards. I've made decisions some might … [Continue reading]
The Death of Books
Books are dead; long live the e-reader! Nobody reads anymore, so why bother writing? By the time 2015 rolls around, publishing will be dead! Why in the world would anyone open a bookstore these days?! I've heard all this (and more) said … [Continue reading]
Doing Your Own Thing
The first time I saw a Chris Ware comic strip was in the early 90s, in a comic book anthology called JAB (Adhesive Press). It was a series of strips about a little guy who looked like a potato. To this day, if I drag the comic book out, those … [Continue reading]
Email Newsletters the John Picacio Way
A confession: I'm terrible about building my email newsletter mailing list. The small handful of people who have signed up are loyal and cherished, but I have always felt strange about hitting people up to see if they'd like my occasional messages … [Continue reading]
Are You Afraid to Write
I'm no stranger to being afraid. As a kid, Scooby Doo scared the crap out of me and my overactive imagination. Until I saw the mask pulled off the creepy guy running the ski lodge or whatever, it was like Schrödinger's cat: anything could have been … [Continue reading]
The Chain Smoker
It's been a little while since I last updated. I meant for this entry to come along a day or two after the Better Writing Through Birdemic entry. The crew behind the RiffTraxx Live showing of Birdemic are some of the same people who were behind … [Continue reading]
Better Writing Through Birdemic
Last Thursday, I finally saw Birdemic (the RiffTrax Live event). It was a blast; I was hoarse for a couple days from laughing so hard. Somewhere into the opening credits, which drag on and on and on and on, it hit me: people can learn some writing … [Continue reading]
What is Genre
Genre's a funny thing. There are definitely genre books out there. If I pick up anything from Harlequin, I know what I'm getting (although, they do publish more than just romance). If I swing by Subterranean Press, it's science fiction, fantasy, or … [Continue reading]
For Your Perusal Bookstore
Last month, I posted video tours of a bookcase in my living room and another in my office. Because I try keeping the videos I make 3-5 minutes in length, I didn't have time to focus on the pile in the bookcase in my office. (It's the image over there … [Continue reading]
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