And I thought I had outlived this horrible November loved/dreaded task! Last couple years were definitely too surreal to even think about writing, This year is proving to be unique as well, but I might give it a shot, between 2am and 3 am. Plenty of time!
OK, so what to do? Nicole Gustas has tips [...]
PTB points to the three degrees of thinking that William Golding discovered early in life. I love that ability to place your mind outside of the discourse, look at the background noise, and come with a reason why.
But much more interesting is that question by Golding, “What is the truth?”, that meta-thinking that recognizes the [...]
Go fly a kite!
So I went. And lo and behold, the kite became the metaphor for whatever culture I was in: It was just a matter of letting go, of lifting restrictions and eliminating poisonous influences, to start writing again.
Do you think that Gaiman’s Anansi Boys is racist? Never mind, some people do.
I like that [...]
I love working under pressure. Thus, writing under the aegis of Nanowrimo is highly rewarding, since I get to write all kinds of outlandish things, and people actually like it. Well, I like it.
However, that little procrastination demon appears, and moves me to do something, or not, and hence
writer’s block. Bad block, bad!
So, it [...]
Because I couldn’t go talking about writing last Sunday, and because Saleem asked for it, here is an excerpt of the NanoWriMo I am doing right now.
I live in a big city, all marble and cement and old edifices and multistoried buildings. There is almost no history left in the little corners that comprise this [...]
Off to the Nanowrimo, with the excellent group that Ctoole has organized this year. I know that one of the people there has already in excess of 8000 words!
What to write that you don’t know already? Basically, that I am getting ideas about civilization and culture, technology and participation.
You will see heavy influence from my [...]
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