Brain in Neutral
Enforced idleness sucks. I crave idle time during the long work days, but when I’m required to lay down for extended periods I can go a little nuts. Well…maybe more than a little.
I don’t require body movement to spark creativity, but it does help. Who hasn’t gotten a great idea on their morning walk or [...]
Scribbling a Rebirth
Oh, the stuff! The grand, wonderful, crazy, bizarre, silly, spectacular stuff that is spilling out of that space in my head that generates words. Unexpected romps with the Muse, unexpected connections between short stories that tie them together, unexpected purity in a bit of flash fiction…and the wonderful, though provoking gibberish as well!
Story starts, shorts, [...]
Why Pen and Paper Will Always Rock
The photo is a metaphor for my life the last couple weeks. Believe it or not, the writing is going fine (when it goes). I’m not struggling with writer’s block. I’m struggling with the brick walls of technology and general life.
In honor of what I’ve lived with and tolerated (or not as the case may [...]
Arguing with Characters
MC: Hey! You didn’t have to kill my horse!
Author: I’m sorry, but it is crucial to the next three scenes that you be on foot.
MC: Well, you could have sent him away.
Author: He’s far too loyal to leave you.
MC: Oh. Yeah, you’re right (gazes into the distance). Blazes, woman, couldn’t you have killed him after [...]
Writing Metaphor – Making Paper
(This is a reprise of a post from my first month of blogging (July 30). I keep writing these “writing is like” pieces, so there might be more in the future. It’s a good tool and has been suggested by other writers as well, including James Chartrand).
I was thinking yesterday that making paper is a [...]
