Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on November 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Some days I don’t have time to write, but today I have a different problem. I have time, technically, but don’t have the mental space to write.
And that has to be ok.
Do what you can, where you are. For me today, that means being ok with the fact that writing is off the table.
Until tomorrow!
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, think positive, Thoughts on November 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“As you go through life, make this your goal. Watch the donut, not the hole.”
— Burl Ives
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, persistence, Thoughts on November 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I like work for a number of reasons but some days, I just need a little break. And, apparently, 11,000 Post-Its animating a year in the life of illustrator Daren Jannace.
Goofy, yes. Fun, yes. But the most useful message in this project for me is that even small amounts of work add up over time.
And now, back to work!
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, even more work, more work, Thoughts, work on November 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
— Vince Lombardi
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, failure, persistence, success, Thoughts, writing on November 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“In my experience, each failure contains the seeds of your next success—if you are willing to learn from it.”
— Paul Allen
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Posted in Funny, Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Fiction, hope, humor, Thoughts on November 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
The arc of the moral universe is running very late. It’s sitting in standstill traffic behind a fleet of Amazon delivery vans, a burning Tesla, and a stretch limousine with Truck Nuts.
The arc of the moral universe is leaning on the horn.
The arc of the moral universe shouldn’t have stopped for that latte.
The arc of the moral universe owes you an apology.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, future, genre fiction, star trek, think positive, Thoughts on November 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »
You know how some days a question gets stuck in your mind? For me today, it’s the question of where the energy comes from for Star Trek’s matter replicators. (Reminder: I came to Star Trek much later than Star Wars, and I’m ok with that.) Does everything in the ST universe run on dilithium?
Sure, I could look it up, but instead I’m going to use the distraction to keep the part of my mind that focuses on the future happily entertained, instead of stressfully worried. Because that leaves me with more positive energy for action.
Whatever it takes, right?
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, commercial fiction, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on November 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The other day, I started a book billed as a mystery for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club. Premise, fine I guess. Characters, meh to mediocre. Overall story, tone and execution? Not for me. It takes a lot for me to put down a book, particularly before the first body falls, but in this case, I did it.
I only share books I like here, so I won’t mention the title. I will say that it’s lovely to find a reliable author. The good news is that Osman has started up a new series and I am looking forward to it. Here’s an interview with Osman and Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher books.
And while I think the idea that writing is a good job for those who have already had careers is a mite limiting, it certainly has worked out for these two authors.
To me, it’s never about what happens. It’s about: why do I care what happens? And that’s all character…
My default is to write commercial fiction, because that’s just how my brain is. I want to do something that the maximum amount of people love; I want to write something that’s good and then sits right in the heart of popular culture. You want the sort of book where, if you’re on a long-haul flight and you open the first page, it takes you through that entire flight – that sounds trite, but it’s not, because how do you keep someone through an entire flight? You keep them with story, and you keep them with character, and you keep them with wit and with a personality that people want to spend time with.
— Richard Osman
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, action, inspiration, Thoughts on November 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“There is no wrong time to do the right thing.”
― Charles M. Blow
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts on November 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Causes do matter. And the world is changed by people who care deeply about causes – about things that matter. We don’t have to be particularly smart or talented. We don’t need a lot of money or education. All we really need is to be passionate about something important; something bigger than ourselves. And it’s that commitment to a worthwhile cause that changes the world.”
― Steve Goodier
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