Tag: writing
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Writing and hunting
“Writing is like hunting. There are brutally cold afternoons with nothing in sight, only the wind and your breaking heart. Then the moment when you bag something big. The entire process is beyond intoxicating.” — Kate Braverman
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Writing and stalking
Ok, so I was feeling a little defensive about television this week, but I was STILL managing to rib so-called reality TV, boo, hiss. Television, to sum up my case, can provide the keen viewer with a heck of a lot of valuable story. Television — I may not have said out loud, though I…
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Drug of a nation, thanks — hold the fries.
Everybody’s talking ’bout tv. I love TV. I love narrative and voice and character and journey, and for these reasons, I love TV. If you’re looking for excellent writing on screen, of course there’s wonderful examples in the cinema. But there’s even more numerous examples of good writing on TV. Instantly, I know, some people…
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Self-Doubt Inc.: Apply Within
“Being an artist/creative is like wearing funky clothing. Every year gets a little bit harder. After a while it just looks stupid. Eventually the stupidity reaches critical mass and the late-night tailspin begins. At a midtown Irish bar at 2am, while I’m drawing this picture, these things no longer seem to matter.” See “DOROTHY” EXPLAINED…
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Tense, very tense
Today I write shit. Yesterday I wrote shit. Tomorrow I will write shit. Eh, that’s not even true. Yesterday I didn’t write at all.
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Anti-procrastination trick for writers #1083: Get a bluetooth mouse.
Bluetooth connections fall apart just often enough that if the dang thing is working, you’ll be inclined to stay at your desk. Leave your desk for longer than twenty minutes, come back, have to re-pair your supposedly wireless mouse with your computer. My bluetooth mouse was about a month old before a bleating blue light…