In light of my most recent writing challenge, I’m looking back at the goals with a fresh eye. The challenge’s rules were pretty straightforward per my post where I outlined the basics: I’m thinking that the challenge should involve the script that Ben hooked me up with, already pre-loaded with the 20 master plots, and, […]
It’s been two months since I started this crazy writing challenge and there’s been a lot of stuff learned. I wanted to set aside just a minute to think out loud, not just for myself, but also for the lot of you that have been tuning in every week. So, here goes my impromptu session […]
Throughout my entire life I have had a contentious relationship with the great outdoors. When I was a child, my mother tried with every ounce of her being to keep us involved with nature despite Parental Directive One: keep your clothes clean (this is not hyperbole – there seemed to be no greater crime than […]
Ever seen a building that just doesn’t seem right? I have friends who traveled to China several years ago, and they can relate. You can have a 4,000 year old temple standing right next to a Starbucks in China. I saw similar things in Edinburgh when I visited Scotland in 1996. You’d have a Tudor style […]
There’s something about just unchaining your brain and letting stuff leak out. Don’t format it beyond making it readable, just let it all come out. Become an automaton whose guiding hand has gone absent. Let the output flow out. It does a little bit of good from time to time. I first learned of Automatic […]
So, the pattern I speak of is going to assert itself if I have my druthers. And that pattern is this: I want you to come to my blog every Wednesday. Because every Wednesday in 2015, I plan to have a short story written. This shall be the day each week that I’ll check in with […]
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