I was watching a reality show last week where teams of three would go madly racing from one city to the next. One of the teams got in their truck to go to the next destination and the truck wouldn’t start. None of the three men on the team were very mechanical, so they startedContinue reading “The Curse (and blessing?) of Being an OverThinker”
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Minor Annoyances: A Random List of People and Things That Annoy the Crap Out of Me
Guys who tuck in their T-shirts People who say, “At the end of the day…” The Cinnamon Toast Crunch commercials where they eat each other – why are they cannibals? Anyone who uses the word “fantabulous” People who type Lolololololol – can you really laugh out loud out loud out loud? Guys who wear visors *Continue reading “Minor Annoyances: A Random List of People and Things That Annoy the Crap Out of Me”
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
I’ve come to the point in my blog where I feel I need to mention something – I’m not a film critic. This is not a movie review blog, I just talk about movies once in a while and give my opinions. I say this because there are so many good blogs out there dedicatedContinue reading “Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father”
What Pro Wrestling Taught Me About Character Development
Starting when I was around 12, I loved Saturday nights. My parents would let me stay up late to watch my favorite show: Saturday Night Live. I don’t remember the exact year I got hooked, but it was during the Eddie Murphy/Joe Piscopo/Billy Crystal days. But some Saturday nights ended in disappointment. I would beContinue reading “What Pro Wrestling Taught Me About Character Development”
On Constructive Criticism, Beta Readers, and Being An Accidental Fraud
Constructive Criticism Last week I found a great new (to me) website called Lit Reactor. You may have already heard of it, but if you haven’t, it’s a tremendous resource for writers looking to better their craft (and aren’t we all?). The site is a spinoff of sorts from The Cult, official website of authorContinue reading “On Constructive Criticism, Beta Readers, and Being An Accidental Fraud”
Sometimes, The Book Isn’t Better
Over the past month or so I’ve been listening to the audiobook version of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I know some people out there don’t like audiobooks, but I really enjoy them. As someone who’s always been fascinated by voice acting, I love hearing a good performance of a good book. I thought Gone Girl wasContinue reading “Sometimes, The Book Isn’t Better”
What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do?
I’ve been keeping up with my bizarre new ritual of getting up about an hour early every morning to spend some time on my writing. It’s allowed me time to catch up on other people’s blogs, check my email, try and find publishers accepting novella submissions (which is turning out to be a lot harderContinue reading “What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do?”
Rejection, Dejection, Commendation, and Inspiration
Quite a ride on the Aspiring Writers’ Emotional Tilt-A-Whirl yesterday. I checked my email just before leaving for work to find that my second submission to a publisher has been swiftly rejected. Nothing heartbreaking or earth shattering there; to be honest, I’m not completely surprised. The novella was not necessarily the best fit for theContinue reading “Rejection, Dejection, Commendation, and Inspiration”
The Books of Jobe Not-Really-A-Book Review – Born Standing Up, Steve Martin
There are a select few people out in the world who I consider to be flat-out awesome. Call it what you will – my idols, my favorite people, the people I know would be best friends with me if we could just meet, whatever. It’s people like Ray Charles; Martin Scorsese; B.B. King; Stephen KingContinue reading “The Books of Jobe Not-Really-A-Book Review – Born Standing Up, Steve Martin”
In the Name of the Author, the Editor, and the Almighty Publisher…Please Let Me Call This Work Finished
After I spotted a serious problem with my novella, I went back to rework some of the scenes even though I had boldly declared the work “finished” months ago. Since then, I’ve been tweaking out on it every moment that I have to devote to writing (is ‘tweaking out’ a universal term? Having lived forContinue reading “In the Name of the Author, the Editor, and the Almighty Publisher…Please Let Me Call This Work Finished”
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