Maybe it’s time to stop asking “Why is this hard?” and start asking “When is it easy?” Then do more of that.
Just me?
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Rethink
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts, Writers on May 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Thank You
Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Affinity Photo, creativity, Mother's Day, Thoughts on May 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Today, an experiment in animation. Thinking of my mom, my other moms, and all the mothers out there who help us grow.
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Risk/Reward
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, climate, creativity, Fiction, genre fiction, inspiration, sff, Writers, writing on May 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Today, another free installment from Anthropocene’s Climate Parables series.
Dodging the Apocalypse | Mark Alpert
Yo, fellow defenders of our beautiful planet, happy Monday and happy Earth Day! What a crazy week, right? I’m guessing you’ve heard about my adventures in New Mexico; they were all over the freakin’ news. So first let me send a shout out to you, my loyal listeners, for your amazing support of this graying environmental correspondent. Without you, I’d probably still be in jail.
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What Do They Say About Hope?
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, lists, optimism, productivity, Thoughts, writing on April 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I think I should start posting earlier in the day. You know, when the schedule still glows with possibility, and my plans have yet to come to fruition but still could.
Have I finished baking the week’s bread? No, but it is in progress.
Have I aced today’s Wordle? No, but it’s still possible I could pull out a miraculous win. (It’s not, if I’m honest. Really not.)
Will I get to all that yard work on my list, including a date with a massive downed tree branch and a power saw? Soon, definitely!
Finished reading that book on building better habits (and generally being more awesome)? No, but I am halfway through and already feel a fresh cloak of virtue wrapping itself around me like a warm blanket.
Have I worked out a fix for a broken computer, created a brilliant new recipe, drafted a story, sent in that submission, raked and trimmed and seeded and cleaned and refilled and laundered and baked and donated and delivered? (Or realized that this list is unrealistically, impossibly long?)
Now, barring a sudden attack of zombies or a meteor shower, I’ll actually get a lot of these things done. But all of them?
Probably not. The gap between where I am and where I’d like to be will always be wider than my reach.
Still. It’s morning and right now all things are possible. Doesn’t the sun shine brighter for it?
Here’s to a productive weekend. Because hope, as they say, springs eternal!
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You’re Doing Great
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, kindness, quotes, Thoughts on April 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Be an encourager. Scatter sunshine. Who knows whose life you might touch with something as simple as a kind word.”
― Debbie Macomber
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Saturday, Night
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts on April 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
― Mae Jemison
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What’s This?
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, authors, creativity, Fiction, genre fiction, inspiration, interviews, Murderbot, sff, SFWA, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What’s this, what’s this? I have just discovered that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has a video interview series with interesting authors like Ann Leckie, Ken Liu, Karen Lord and more. It’s called Narrative Worlds and is hosted by author Kate Elliott.
I now know this because I follow Martha Wells (Murderbot and much more), and she is heading for the interview chair this Sunday the 24th.
Busy on Sunday? Me too, probably, but good news, SFWA archives the series.
Have I listened to these yet? I just discovered they existed five minutes ago so no, I have not. The list of authors is impressive, however, and I expect good things.
Also Murderbot.
If you’re into science fiction and fantasy and are curious about what’s goes on in a writer’s head, check out this series.
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A Gentle Reminder
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts, writing on April 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Here’s the funny thing about posting every day: I feel I should also be making something amazing every day.
I’m not, I mean, sometimes I am but mostly I’m living life as a regular run-of-the-mill yet awesome human, like the rest of you. Work, not work, the usual. That doesn’t always result in a finished product.
That, as I remind myself, is ok.
And it makes the productive days even more special.
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Rumored, But Still
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, genre fiction, sff, Thoughts, WIP, Writers, writing on April 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A brief excerpt from a work in progress (and no, this isn’t about the Whippersnapper):
“As I’ve stated, Miss Winter, your grandmother’s will is quite specific.” He cleared his throat and straightened his back with an ostentatious thrust of the shoulders. “She made you her primary heir. Except for cash distributions to your relatives and a few minor items like your father’s bronzed baby shoes and so on, you are to receive all of her possessions. This includes the house on Willow Lane and all of its contents, the car, as well as a bank account that will allow you to maintain the house in good order.” He smiled smugly, as bearers of news they expect to be well-received tend to do. Little did he know.
My grandmother lived through the Great Depression, seven children, her husband’s early death, a (rumored, but still) alien abduction, and a long line of vicious Siamese guard cats named Fido. She was as hard-nosed as they come. And she didn’t give anything away, ever.
I could feel the walls of her trap closing in on me, but couldn’t see them yet. I just hoped that it wasn’t too late to escape.
“Ok,” I said, trying to keep my voice calm. “And I get all of this for the low, low price of…?”
“The stipulations are quite clear, Miss Winter. If you follow the letter of the will all rights and responsibilities to her things will become yours, but for that to happen you must officially take possession.”
Ah. Here it was, the sticking point.
He shuffled the papers around a bit, looking for the relevant section of text. “If you do not move into the house and reside there on a permanent basis for a period of at least one full year from today, the day after her death, all goods and monies will revert to my protectorship and be liquidated, funds to go to the largest right-wing fascist group in the state.” He looked up at me with a wry expression. “The final amount would be… considerable.”
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Nothing Today
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
― Scott Adams
Nothing finished today but I live, as always, in hope.
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