There’s some good advice floating about the Internets right about now from one Austin Kleon. I particularly like the bit about writing what you like, not what you know. I know lots of stuff, but I don’t particularly enjoy writing about all of it. And for the stuff that I like, I can fake the knowledge well enough.
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So, what’s new?
Things change, though not always drastically. The accumulation of small changes eventually develop into a major change though. I still work for a local Tech Support company, as I have for a little over two years. When I first started, my only computer knowledge was some basics about Linux, minor troubleshooting of Windows systems, and what Mac OS looked like. Now, …
Creative Outlining.
I) Introduction a) Meet paul at home b) Meet Sally at home c) Paul and Sally meet d) Paul and Sally decide to have an adventure meeting friends along the way e) Minor drama amongst the group ensues f) The group overcomes difficulty to become a stronger unit. II) Climax a) Paul and sally get into …
Writing is hard.
Sometimes you can spend an entire morning staring blankly at a page, unable for force out even the most bare of syllables. Try as you might, you cannot find the will to write. Sometimes you feel like quitting, other times you do quit. Mostly though, you sit and stare. The blank page is hateful, cruel, and …
Okay! Writin’ stuff
I have a notebook in my pocket. Ostensibly this is so that if I have a sudden inspiration to write, or some random idea jumps in to my head and I must tell the world about it, I have a place to take notes. I can jot down a bit of an outline so that the thought or idea doesn’t get lost in …
An exercise in descriptive verbiage.
The base roughly one fifth of the total height of the object, and silver in colour. It has the reflective quality of dull metal and a very slightly rough visible texturing. The width of the base is approximately half again the width of the rest of the object. The edges of the object appear vertical, there …
This is harder than it looks.
I spent today in an attempt to write all day. I’m petering out now. I wrote pretty steadily from 10:00 a.m. to around 2:00 p.m. Then Lindsay and I went to the Dog and Duck Pub for lunch and had greasy burgers (A Garden Burger in Lindsay’s case.) that were quite tasty. Then we came home and …
Nothing so verbose today.
I’ve started reading a book that my Mother/Sister gave me for a gift-giving-occasion at some time in the past called “Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path: The journey from Frustration to Fulfillment” by Nancy Pickard and Lynn Lott [AMZN] It’s really freaking good! I should have read it when I first received it. I’m trying to take the lessons …
I wrote this yesterday…
I’m sitting in my basement behind my drumset, My snare drum is acting as a desk, and my throne, an office chair. It’s a pretty good start I’d say, because I’m finally writing. I’ve always wanted to write, but I guess I’ve never really sat down and done it. That was a foolish mistake on my part. I know that …
So Here I am.
Happy zombie Jesus day! I’m in Golden for the Easter weekend, visiting family and generally relaxing. Right now I’m thinking about procrastinating. I’m not actively planning on procrastinating, I’m thining about the fact that I procrastinate. This is probably due in part to my desire to do things correctly the first time. My excuse is that I’m …