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Advent in Spaaaaaaaace!

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on December 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Today, a public service announcement: The Atlantic is doing a special advent calendar, in spaaaaaaace!

I mean, technically everything we humans do is “in space” because Earth is in space, but this is a little different:

2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar – The Atlantic

…the 17th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from both NASA’s Hubble telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of these two telescopes. Be sure to come back every day until Christmas…

Enjoy!

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Us, in space. Photo by NASA on Unsplash

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Be the Tortoise

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on December 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“I deal with writer’s block by lowering my expectations. I think the trouble starts when you sit down to write and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent—and when you don’t, panic sets in. The solution is never to sit down and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent. I write a little bit, almost every day, and if it results in two or three or (on a good day) four good paragraphs, I consider myself a lucky man. Never try to be the hare. All hail the tortoise.”

— Malcolm Gladwell

If you can do more, great, but either way, keep going. You’ve got this.

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Uuuuuuuggghhh

Posted in Writing on December 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The day so far: Tech stuff blah blah blah blaaaaaaah.

Ugh.

Hope your day is going better!

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Photo by Eric Krull on Unsplash

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Except Art

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on December 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The point of being alive is that we know it’s limited, and there’s no magic, no rabbit up your sleeve that you can pull.

— Tilda Swinton

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Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash

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Best Rejection

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on December 10, 2024| 2 Comments »

It’s perhaps a funny thing to celebrate but if you’re a writer this may strike a chord.

My email this morning contained a rejection, and it’s had me smiling all day.

Apex Magazine put out a call for flash fiction about memory, and I happened to have a flash piece on memory.

I submitted.

They responded.

With rejection, yes, but it was a personal rejection with phrases like “this is beautifully written” and “hope to read something from you in the future.” 

I’ll take that:)

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Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

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Strengths and Weaknesses

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged , , , , on December 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

If we only play to our strengths, we might never overcome our weaknesses.

— Adam Grant

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Photo by Rebecca Cairns on Unsplash

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Live Well

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged , , , , , on December 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“If you’re alive, you’re a creative person.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

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Photo by Christopher Campbell on Unsplash

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Advice for a Monday

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged , , , , , on December 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Take your job seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.”

— Alex Trebek

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Photo by Francesca Saraco on Unsplash

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Day for a Cozy Reread

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , on December 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

It’s a cold snowy Sunday afternoon, which seems like a good time for a fun reread. 

Because Murderbot is my Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon. (Apologies for the inside reference, but if you know, you know, and if you don’t and you enjoy science fiction, get thee to All Systems Red, stat!)

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s an interview with Martha Wells, Murderbot’s creator.

How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells’ Life | WIRED

Hearing a name like that, you’d be forgiven for running for your life. But the thing about Murderbot—the thing that makes it one of the most beloved, iconic characters in modern-day science fiction—is just that: It’s not what it seems. For all its hugeness and energy-weaponized body armor, Murderbot is a softie. It’s socially awkward and appreciates sarcasm. Not only does it detest murdering, it wants to save human lives, and often does (at least when it’s not binge-watching its favorite TV shows). “As a heartless killing machine,” as Murderbot puts it, “I was a terrible failure.”

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Photo by Rosie Kerr on Unsplash

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Keep Moving Forward

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on November 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“If we wait for the perfect time, we won’t ever write.”

Writer, audiobook narrator, puppeteer and award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal knows that external pressures can do a number of your writing, and that the best way forward is to keep moving forward. 

As a way to help, she’s offering a Free Class: Barriers to Writing

Hey there… have you been having a hard time writing? Yeah. There’s a lot of that going around right now.

This class looks at what keeps people from writing. It’s less about problems with the story and more about all the external things. It covers environmental factors, mental health, and tricks for compensating for all of this to write.

I’m sharing this class for free, because I suspect we could all use both the boost and distraction now and in the coming months.

Hope this helps.

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Photo by Neel on Unsplash

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