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I haven’t posted since November. A lot’s happened since then, including a new job and a downpayment on our first house. I’ve spent a lot of that time editing, rather than writing. I’ve focused on my backlog of short stories, dusting them off and buffing them until they’re like glass. The oldest of the stories […]
[Continue reading] about Buff and rebuffPosts here on the blog and issues of my newsletter, Sluice, will be on a looser schedule for the next month. I’ve been working on the final draft of my book, The Wind That Carried Us, for several weeks. I’ve never participated in a NaNoWriMo before, because I’m usually writing most of the year anyway. […]
[Continue reading] about Scheduled Interruption for November ’21
I have a post-it note on my desk that says RADIANT GENIUS. All-caps, no explanation. Just RADIANT GENIUS. It’s been on my desk for a while now. I have no idea what it means, so it’s useless, the product of a less refined moment. But I can’t bear to throw it away. Adorable that I […]
[Continue reading] about When Post-Its Go BadI have a special love for certain kinds of films. Not because of how technically great they are, but rather because of how they manage to be unself-consciously outrageous. They tend to be action-packed and feature monsters. Like the recent Monsterverse films, e.g. Godzilla or Kong: Skull Island — or, even better, this year’s Godzilla […]
[Continue reading] about Lots of Love for B-Movies
I live with frequent brain fog. I’m not sure why. Could be chronic stress, bad sleep patterns, over-dependency on caffeine to function, general anxiety. Who knows. What I do know is that I only get about an hour a day of clear thinking, if I’m lucky. It’s difficult to compare between individuals, given natural variations […]
[Continue reading] about Harnessing Creative Bubbles Before They Burst