Technology and Wednesday
This week’s StrangeWords article – Technology, the Biggest Tool for Writers. It’s not great. It’s more an “Oh crap, it’s Wednesday” article. But it’s part of what I’m dealing with as a writer. So, hey, maybe relevant. And now maybe I can catch up on my morning stuff and start getting other things done. But […]
Deadline Cage Match Winner!
I’ve met my deadline and kicked it to the curb!!! I’ve finished this week’s Strangewords article. It’s about Newbie Mistakes. Now that I’ve got most of the issue out of my system, I might be able to comment rationally. 😎 This is/was a discussion on another website. Now I focus on FenCon and all the […]
Randomness when taking a Deadline Break…
I’m still on a massive deadline. I’ve gotten quite a bit done today, so I’m taking a wee break before calling it an early night I think. I”m pooped tonight. And pooped does not make for coherent writing. Tomorrow I will tackle this all again. But until then, here’s some fun stuff that I’ve stumbled […]
Truth… Oh, and Good Luck to Superstitious Dyslexics.
If you’re a Superstitious Dyslexic — be careful today – It’s Friday, the 31st! Kathy Turski put that in my head yesterday and it’s just good fun. And not that I feel like I’m in over my head anymore — having that deadline met is a major achievement, but sometimes… just sometimes… the “overwhelmeds” hit, […]
When Articles Write Themselves
I both love and hate when a blog article “writes itself”. I just posted this week’s StrangeWords article. It was a no brainer to write up a quick article on the passing of Locus Magazine co-founder, publisher, and editor – Charles N. Brown – even though I’d never met the man. He was still very […]
Back to It
I still haven’t done my ApolloCon report. It was a good convention – a productive convention. Had some interesting conversations with people that’s taking a bit more time than anticipated to get going again. That’s what happens when you have a Holiday Weekend just when you’re getting your life back in order from a convention. […]
Keeping It Professional – Again
My StrangeWords article is up here This week it’s a redux of professionalism and not being a jerk in public. You see, as writers, creative professionals, and artists, we seem to think that everything is ALL. ABOUT. US. Guess what? They’re not! And ready for the next cold slap of the clue-by-four? If said creative […]
Potato Moon – My Segment is up…
Okay, so I decided to go play with Peter David in his “Potato Moon” playground. My section came up yesterday – so after two very exhausting days at Scarborough Renaissance Festival, a half a cup of Cafe Estima coffee, and not enough sleep… THIS IS WHAT I WROTE IN ABOUT AN HOUR Potato Moon, part […]
The 25 Writers Meme
Over on Facebook, there’s a meme going on asking who are 25 writers who influenced you (in this case me). I did it over there, following the instructions. But the list ended up being harder than I imagined because there are levels of influence, and EVERY WRITER I read is – in some way – […]
Professional Courtesy
Under the flag of professional courtesy — as a person/writer. I saw a Craigslist ad for a new literary ezine that I checked out. Now… the ad mentioned payment, but their submission guidelines don’t mention payment. However, that’s not the thing that made me decide to not submit to them. It’s this section: 5. We […]