Worldbuilder’s Disease
Mitch Hedberg once said, "Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only one you can get yelled at for having." Well, there's also Worldbuilder's Disease and I'm going to yell at you right now for having it - the simple truth is NO ONE CARES!Worldbuilder's......
Thinking About Writing
Writing is hard.Ordering your thoughts into coherent and effective wording, with well-paced and enjoyable clarity is not an easy thing. There are those for whom it comes to more naturally, of course, but I'm not sure if I'm one of those people. I edit ......
Breaking News: Britain Chooses Picture as Leader
British voters yesterday chose a print of a late-nineteenth-century oil painting to lead their country for the foreseeable future.
The picture shows a white family at a table drinking tea. A portrait of Queen Victoria hangs on the wall. Golden-tinged sunlight streams in from a window, through which a...
The wisdom of Cato the Elder
The Roman senator Cato the Elder was not a very nice man. When he was young he fought in the Second Punic War against Carthage. The war devastated Italy, and Rome was nearly defeated. But it finally prevailed and imposed a peace treaty...
Block, Apathy and Distractions Part 2: Getting Over It
In this post I’m going to talk about some of the things that have helped me and continue to help me push forward and continue writing when I feel blocked, apathetic or distracted. These are things that in my personal experience have helped me when I have been stuck...
Creativity
Earlier today, I was just watching a program on daytime TV called The Wright Stuff (Channel 5, UK), which airs between 9:15 and 11:10, Monday to Friday. It’s a discussion program with a host and a panel of three guests who talk about what’s in the news. One of...
And the nominee is…
As you've probably heard, now that Ted "Jesus Is My Co-Pilot" Cruz and John "Comparatively Moderate" Kasich have dropped out of the race, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is sexist billionaire Silvio Berlusconi.Believed to have originall......
Comment on TFOB Part I – Writing Heroes of Diversity by Jonathan S. Pembroke
Those are fair points, Beth. I understand it is not just about the superficial trappings of diversity (skin color, etc.). At the same time, I was also once accused of (If you'll pardon the expression) of whitewashing racial issues in a story because the characters of darker...
Comment on TFOB Part I – Writing Heroes of Diversity by Beth Turnage
I guess when you read enough calls for submission that say "we actively support diversity in our selection process" or some such you start thinking "hey, maybe I need to get on that diversity bandwagon." But diversity is more than the color of a skin or sexual orientation. IMO...
The art of not-giving-a-f#ck
Hello my poor neglected lovelies!
It’s been a while huh?
Word count: 49543 (6.8K more - yes I have stuck with my goals!)
Progression: On chapter 10, needs a few more edits and then posting on FWO. The girls are finally across!
WARNING! I flaming curse a lot in this...
It’s been a while huh?
Word count: 49543 (6.8K more - yes I have stuck with my goals!)
Progression: On chapter 10, needs a few more edits and then posting on FWO. The girls are finally across!
WARNING! I flaming curse a lot in this...