I have a few mentors that I touch base with from time to time. One of them recently said to me that I was smart to balance my workload based on free vs. paid and original vs. tie-in, because we only have so many words we will write. The idea that a writer has a […]
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[Recommended Reading] The Blogfather Speaks Out
This interview with MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey has some extremely grounded viewpoints on the future of blogging, it’s value and all about the community that Metafilter has fostered. I think this is a good viewpoint to read — especially for writers. The site still basically looks like it did in 1999, but in the meantime, […]
[New Release] Instant Antagonists: The Creepy Cottontail
I have a strange relationship with Lovecraft, because even though he’s all about “your mind can’t handle the horrible truth” I often obsess over think of all the things that could go wrong. What if the cultists were preventing Cthulhu from rising? What happens if the Necronomicon is read backward? Or, as in this latest […]
[Announcement] Dork Tower Central and Invisible Me
Friday, I popped in at Dork Tower to shed my proverbial cloak of invisibility with this blog post. Occasionally, you’re going to get some updates from people that aren’t John – LIKE ME, MONICA! – about what he’s up to or his work, because I’ve locked him in his studio he’s busy drawing at his […]
Learning How to Let Go: Social Media Blackout Results
For my closing post in the series about the results of my 100 day social media blackout, I’d like to talk about one of the best side effects of this experiment. And that is? Learning how to let go. As I mentioned in an earlier post this week, I talked about how I was hypersensitive […]