Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it.
Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”
― William Faulkner
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, Thoughts on February 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, kindness, Thoughts on February 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. I’m not sure what I’ll do, but we have a bunch of cat-related items that could benefit a local animal rescue.
Maybe you’re tired, stretched thin by the news and the pandemic and the climate and the effort it can take, sometimes, to make one’s way through life. Maybe you don’t think you have anything left to give.
A newsletter I read sent around a piece that referenced this story:
StoryCorps: In A Jail Sentence, A Veteran’s Redemption — With Help From A Fellow Vet : NPR
As the judge from the linked article said, “We all mess up, we all fall short.” Don’t let that stop you from doing what you can, when you can.
Because kindness always matters, today and every day.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, fun facts, inspiration, Thoughts on February 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Oh, I like this!
Real Size of Large Wonders of the World Are Put Into Perspective through Visual Comparisons
Ever wondered about the sizes of the Dionysus asteroid, B-2 Bomber, Titanic or a prehistoric scorpion? This series of images by artist Kevin Wisbith is for you!
The Death Star comparison is my favorite (of course) but all of these mockups make it much easier to grasp the relative scale of this (admittedly quirky) selection of items.
Although I won’t lie, I thought the Death Star would be bigger.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, work on February 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.”
― Tom Hiddleston
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it. Get over it.”
― Twyla Tharp
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Fiction, free fiction, genre fiction, inspiration, sff, Writers, writing, yay on February 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Looking for new fiction? Like free stuff? Me too, and Tor.com has just released its free compilation of delicious good stuff from 2021. Click the Buy Now button here to access the ebook via major retailers.
Have fun!
Some of the Best From Tor.com 2021 Is Out Now!
Table of Contents
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Posted in Funny, Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, geography, inspiration, map projections, pirates, Thoughts on February 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I may have mentioned that I am entertained by maps, clever science jokes, and not-too-scary pirates. This xkcd comic ticks all the boxes.
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Posted in Funny, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cats, inspiration on February 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, continuing education, Fiction, inspiration, reading, Writers, writing on February 2, 2022| 1 Comment »
I have a minor confession: I have never read Charles Dickens. I may have started A Tale of Two Cities but I don’t think I finished it. Scratch that, I know I didn’t finish it.
Many of Dickens’ major novels were written for publishers who paid by the word. The man wasn’t stupid. He wrote A Lot of words. He also wrote across class boundaries, giving readers a window into the lives of those they might not otherwise encounter.
We live in a world shaped by his works and ideas. Movies, characters, what makes up some of the foundations of modern Christmas, a lot of that has to do with Dickens’ works.
But I haven’t read the original source material.
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If someone wanted to remedy a hole like this in their literary education, where to start?
One nice thing about the classics, they are everywhere.
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