Writer, Dabbler In Things
Today marks the last day of my month away from Twitter and Mastodon (and Tumblr, which I recently realized I was still on). What I will or won’t do with Twitter aside, I’ll likely be going back to Mastodon (and Tumblr?), just to touch base with the few people I’m connected with there and poke … Read more
I read an interesting article this week about the growing problem of using the term “guys” when referring to a group that isn’t strictly male (or that identifies as such). In brief, while there are women (and those who identify as same, or at least as not categorically male) who don’t mind being referred to … Read more
I read a couple of new books in October and got a few more finished up before starting a new one that I think has been sitting and waiting its turn for quite a while. Read:The Hunted – Elmore LeonardHow To Write A Novel – Nathan BransfordMaking Comics – Lynda BarrBeowulf: A New Translation – … Read more
For anyone who hasn’t poked around my site much, please do take the time to check out my Photos page. I add only select stuff to it pretty regularly (and the latest ones are displayed at the top to save you having to scroll anywhere to see if there’s anything new), so check back early … Read more
I heard that phrase recently in regard to a new podcast that’s out. With apologies, I don’t recall which podcast it is, but I loved the phrase because it succinctly encapsulates my approach to writing (and various other things) that I’ve been using for a while. Life and everything in it will rarely be perfect, … Read more
Yesterday I broke the 31,000 word mark on my novel WIP. It’s not a ton, of course. It’s not even at the half-way point of the 80,000 words that conventional wisdom says is the “safe” range for an unestablished writer’s first novel. But as I recently mentioned, I’m into new territory with how long this … Read more
I recently wrote about my choice to take a one-month hiatus from all social media (or rather, the scant social sites I’m on these days), and how that’s almost definitely going to be more widely permanent since I’d been listening to Jaron Lanier. If you haven’t taken the time to read that post of mine, … Read more
I wrote just over 2500 words today. And that’s as of this writing, so there’s a chance (albeit slim) that I’ll be adding more, depending on how the rest of the afternoon and evening play out with the family. But hey, a new high. I’ll take that any day of the week. For the last … Read more
… by which I mean that progress is a good thing as well as that I’m making good progress. In this particular case, on the planned novel. I had another 2000+ word day, perhaps even a new personal high at around 2200 words, which felt both unexpected and pretty good, given the usual slow down … Read more
There’s a time in a parent’s life–I’m making a sweeping assumption here based on my own experience, but I’d bet money it’s accurate–that in raising their child(ren), they encounter not only toys that are particularly cool (with thoughts of, Man, I wish they had stuff this cool when I was a kid), but also revisit … Read more