Tomorrow it begins.National Novel Writing Month. The month that seems to be much like the Olympics for published and non-published writers alike. Regardless of the thousands competing world-wide, the field of competition is actually two: You and Your words.I shall be competing for the third year in a row. The first year, I stalled at … Continue reading Of Newsletters and NaNo
Month: October 2017
The 10th Annual Typewriter Meetup
I'm tired. I'm not going to lie. My body is doing that thing where, after a short period (48-72hours) of intense emotions and peopling, it wants to just shut down and recharge. I tried to let it last night. I figured out that I had enough laundry that I wouldn't need to spend any time … Continue reading The 10th Annual Typewriter Meetup
On Being Intentional About More Words On The Page
I am a writer.Well, scratch that. Maybe.I love taking pictures. For a season of my life I loved writing songs and was even in a band or three. For another season in my life, I gravitated toward making short films. Most of them were used to win hearts for God. The christian God, that is. … Continue reading On Being Intentional About More Words On The Page
Post Con-Fusion
It's 5:40 AM on a Wednesday. I have been up for an hour. I have an outline for a work in progress that I intended to work on this morning. I was in the middle of a chapter that I started at lunch and had every intention of continuing this morning. But, much like me, … Continue reading Post Con-Fusion
Pre-Imaginarium Randomness
In less than 24 hours I will be in Louisville, Kentucky for the Imaginarium Convention. It's a convention that gives a heavy focus to writers in all their myriad shapes and sizes. The convention also plays host to independent filmmaking and gaming, but I'm going for the writing side of things.A year ago, Imaginarium was … Continue reading Pre-Imaginarium Randomness