It has taken me a long time to be able to articulate my thoughts on the common debate on the show, don’t tell advice that is frequently handed down to young writers. And yes, I do believe that such a debate exists the longer you stay in this craft. Le Guin had an article about why …
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Haha, my “noteless method” will soon take over the world! Then we’ll all be scatter-brained and nothing important will get done 😀
It feels amazing to be on top of a mountain. I can’t even begin to explain the feeling. The trailhead is so far gone behind you that you can’t even hear it anymore. Even the trail is gone, leaving nothing but gorgeous peaks for you to scramble for and explore. You are tired, but you …
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This ties into my last blog post, about finding pleasure in your craft for the sake of it. But I mean, there’s pleasure, and then there’s just plain old excitement, you know? Joy. Like, you can’t wait to write your stuff, and then you can’t wait to read it, and you absolutely don’t care what anyone …
Read more “The Importance of Getting Excited a.k.a. I Loved FFX-2 and I’m Not Ashamed To Say It”
In retrospect, being old(er) is kind of fun. You get to discuss boring shit like politics and actually understand them. You don’t feel obliged to stay out until 3 am getting shitfaced with strangers (okay, so I did this just the one time…). I am not ashamed to say that 10 pm is a legitimate …
Read more “Writing Milestones: When I Stopped Giving a Fuck and Started Enjoying My Craft”
