Podcasts I've mentioned before that I want to do a Juggling Writer Podcast. It's still something I think about, but first -- I wanted to finish the other podcast I was working on. I finished that podcast last weekend. If you're not familiar … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day seems to be a day that drags out so many opinions and feelings. There are the touching proclamations of love. (You gotta read this if for no other reason to see the last two photos and Wendig's commentary surrounding … [Continue reading]
Snow Juggling
I slacked off on the blog this week because we've been having ice and snow in north Texas and I've been having a blast enjoying the weather. This is what I did today instead of updating the blog (and yes, that's a kilt): … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: Be Quiet
"I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension." - Norman Mailer My wife and I have a rule: I'm not allowed to talk about a work in progress. If I have … [Continue reading]
Chuck Wendig’s Irregular Creatures Review
I don't read many crime novels, sci-fi stories, horror shorts, or fantasy epics. It's not that I have anything against genre fiction (in fact, I think everybody who writes should start out with genre fiction because it's a great way to learn … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: In Praise of Slacking Off
What I did this past weekend: My wife and I visited my mom and ate Thai food. I hung out with my wife. I watched the entire first season of Louie. I watched the Chicago Bears lose to the stinky Green Bay Packers. (Ah, well -- there's always … [Continue reading]
How To Know You’re A Good Writer
More than a couple times, I've heard a newer writer say, "I just want to submit my stuff and have somebody tell me I suck." Aside from the masochistic urge of being knocked, if you know you suck, you're wasting everybody's time submitting. Even … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: The Dream
Outside Magazine has published some of my all-time favorite non-fiction. Years later, this piece about a guy building a hovercraft in his basement and this piece about a bunch of friends on a four-day road trip to climb the highest peaks in the … [Continue reading]
Kindle Publishing
For awhile, now, I've chatted with the guys in my writing group about releasing some things for the Kindle and other devices. I've messed with the .epub format here and here, but I've never tried publishing anything for the Kindle and Kindle apps. … [Continue reading]
Something Writers Need to Understand
I hear it all the time: people hearing about something that falls outside their sphere of comfort that makes them say, "I just don't understand that..." It can be related to a story somebody tells at work, or something seen on the news; it can be … [Continue reading]
Monday Motivation: Changing Your Writing Perspective
I'm writing this while standing up. I've worked many jobs in the past that required me to be on my feet all day or night. I've worked in warehouses, on loading docks, and as a landscaper; I've framed houses, worked on a farm, and in … [Continue reading]
What Do Writers Owe Their Audience?
On Wednesday, I wrote about Snooki's new book and the reaction it's caused. Snooki's deal has bothered more than a few people out there. (I can sympathize; I just don't think it's worth the effort to go on and on about it because it's not going to … [Continue reading]
The Rage and Jealousy of Some Writers
I know next to nothing about Snooki. I know there's a show called Jersey Shore and that people watch it because it's a supposed train wreck, full of ridiculous people being, well...ridiculous. I'm not a fan of fame for the sake of fame, but the … [Continue reading]
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