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I Am a Drinker with Writing Problems

January 16, 2012 by

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Whenever I post something on WordPress lately it tosses a quote at me along with a remark about how it thinks I’m doing, how long the post was and some pointed comments about how it would really like to be linked to every social networking site ever. I assume it does this to everyone, that […]

My Brilliance, Let Me Show You It

January 13, 2012 by

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I am lying on the floor, staring up at the ceiling, thinking about things. Deep important things. (And only a little bit about alcohol and explosions.) I just figured out that in the two weeks I took off over the new year I accidentally wrote fifteen thousand words of various things. Which makes me feel […]

I Might Have Accidentally Sold My Soul, But That Doesn’t Mean There’s No Room to Negotiate

January 9, 2012 by

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It is like the ninth day of the year and I am already behind. This is ridiculous. (Certain people have said that in fact I am ridiculous and that ‘behind’ is a word I have created to define my own ludicrous theories about where I should be. It’s not that I disagree per se. I […]

Snark With Me (You Know You Want To)

January 3, 2012 by

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Have you ever written something in an email or online and wished there was a way to make it perfectly clear that you were being sarcastic? It possibly says something about how close friends I am with sarcasm that I actually pine for a way to do this. And the thing is, there’s actually a punctuation […]

This is What Language Tastes Like

December 28, 2011 by

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There’s a school of thought that suggests that the reason creative types are so known for being mad, drunk or junkies is because in some metaphysical way the crazy, the alcohol and the drugs are being translated into brilliance. People being what they are, it’s not terribly surprising that someone wondered if you could make […]

One Reason to be Jealous of Shakespeare (or Hate Him)

December 27, 2011 by

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He invented turns of phrase that were so evocative they’re now clichés. So when you want to beat your head against the wall because you’ve heard that so many times before, it’s his fault. But at the same time, you have to admire his gift with language.    

I Have Been Kind of Running on Crazy Lately

December 21, 2011 by

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So… Me: I have decided I am on holidays. It came to me midmorning and I thought it good. Jared: Woo, holidays! Me: This means I am now procrastinating christmas things instead of work. Progress, yes? Jared: Now you can sit around on your couch all day browsing tumblrs 😛 Me: How did you KNOW? […]

The Contradiction of the Writer’s Brain

December 20, 2011 by

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I have another proposal to write. So I’m trying to convince my brain that I’m brilliant while it mutters to itself in the corner about inappropriate commas and word duplication. See, I have these two completely contradictory desires — for everyone to read my work and to not let anyone see it. Which I think […]

And Then Sometimes a Plane Falls Out of the Sky

December 16, 2011 by

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I just wrote a synopsis that gives away so much of the plot I feel like I spoilered myself. I am, apparently, never getting this right. At least it doesn’t sound idiotic. And actually includes, you know, information about the plot. As long as you read ‘information’ as ‘very little to do with the actual […]

I Make an Excellent Deity

December 15, 2011 by

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Danni: Christening was anti-climactic. Me: Was there crying? Sometimes there’s crying. Danni: Really? There was no crying. To be honest, I’m not sure that priesty dude knows what he’s doing. Me: Perhaps that’s where the lack of excitement comes in. Also, there usually aren’t rocket launchers. Which, you know, would liven things up. Danni: I […]

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