Browsing All posts tagged under »being a writer«

Make Everything Okay?

March 14, 2012 by

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Game called on account of massive power outage. So instead of working I’m going to spend the day lying on my floor eating cookies. Or reading those paper things. What are they called? Books? If your day is throwing you as much as mine try clicking this link. It will make everything better. At least […]

This Juice is Deeply Conflicted and Will Leave You Feeling Vaguely Unsettled

March 12, 2012 by

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THAT’S LIKE GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET AND SEEING YOUR FAVORITE AISLE OF JUICE, THEN ON ONE OF THE BOTTLES THE PRICE TAG SAYS “THIS IS THE WORST JUICE IN THE WORLD, IT HAS NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND IT’S A WHORE.”   So I saw this, and skipping right over what I thought of its original […]

Because I Was Asked. The Difference Between a Writer and a Storyteller is This:

March 9, 2012 by

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A writer writes, a storyteller* tells. The answer is there in the question. The word ‘storyteller’ can refer to any kind of wordsmith or storyweaver, but in this context I mean a person who gathers others around them and weaves a tale out the air with their voice and their hands and their eyes. And, […]

Telling Stories For Children

March 8, 2012 by

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I really shouldn’t tell stories to children. Even seven year olds. It’s not that the incidence of violence and mayhem is a problem. It’s the way they tell me I’m doing it wrong. Me: I’m actually a terrible storyteller, but I can frame an anecdote so it sounds even better than it actually was. Except […]

25 Reasons That Writers Are Bug Fuck Nuts

February 29, 2012 by

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THIS IS ALL TRUE. Except maybe the part about caffeine. I don’t ingest a lot of caffeine. Largely because it doesn’t seem to work on me. I long for the kind of pep-inducing can’t-sleep manic energy I have seen it induce in others. But in my case, no luck. So. That bit of this article is totally […]

Arthurian Robin Hood Sherlock

February 28, 2012 by

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So on Friday night I read A Study in Scarlet. It was shorter than I remembered. But then, it’s been a while since I’ve read it. Possibly a very long while. I started to feel these echoes of familiarity as soon as I laid eyes on the inscription on the first page and the feeling […]

Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

February 21, 2012 by

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Someone asked me the other day, How do you come up with ideas for your stories? I resisted the urge to laugh, because weirdly that’s the question writers seem to get asked the most. I say ‘weirdly’ because my instinctive response was along the line of, How do you breathe? I really have a hard […]

Not Writing a Love Story

February 20, 2012 by

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I feel like I’m accidentally writing a love story. I’m writing the story of these two guys meeting. And it’s going to be the beginning of an epic friendship. And that’s fine. That’s… dandy. But I’m at this point where they’re sort of beginning to trust each other for the first time. Where they realise […]

At 2230 Tonight I Will Suddenly Age By an Entire Year! Unless I Die Before Then

February 17, 2012 by

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Except not today. Because today is my birthday. So today this…             (Artists rendering of possible activities. May be somewhat misleading in content. Also I am taller than that.)

That Awkward Moment When You Read a Sentence And it Doesn’t End the Way You Thought it Octopus

February 16, 2012 by

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I’m beginning to get nervous about the length of Wizards. Not that it’s actually that long as of yet but… it’s like I’m drawing something and even though only a small section exists I can see the shape of what’s coming and… I’m afraid my theory of how much of the plot I am going […]

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