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Suddenly I see
I had just walked out into the sunlight after watching “Iron Man 2”, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I was still thinking about the film, about heroes, about inspiration, when I got into my car and turned on the radio. And I heard KT Tunstall sing, … Continue reading
Uncharted territory
The problem with doing something that no one else has done before is that no one else has done it before, so you have no basis for comparison to tell if you’re doing it right. As I said before, I’m taking a break … Continue reading
Thrown
I lost my job last week. Or, to quote Bobcat Goldthwait, “well, I didn’t actually lose my job, I mean I know where my job is still. It’s just when I go there, there’s this new guy doing it.” I won’t go into the details, … Continue reading
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The value of every word
I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn’t even matter I had to fall To lose it all But in the end It doesn’t even matter —Linkin Park The 2000s were a horrible decade for me, … Continue reading
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New tools
“Don’t blame the carpenter. Blame the tool.” –Howie Long in a new Chevy commercial Am I the only one who thinks he’s calling that guy a tool? Anyway, I’m not going to complain about my tools today, so much as document one more … Continue reading
Focusing on what’s important
It would seem I’m destined to do this writing thing in bursts over time. I don’t know how much I’ll be posting here and on the Unification Chronicles blog in the near future, nor how much fiction I’ll actually get written. … Continue reading
What writers can learn from Avatar
I saw Avatar over the weekend, and loved it. I’m naturally inclined to like James Cameron movies. I think he’s one of the best storytellers working today. Not the most innovative writer, but the best storyteller. It’s an important distinction. A … Continue reading
Having written
“I hate writing, I love having written.” —Dorothy Parker I finished writing the first novel in the Unification Chronicles series today. This is the first time I’ve actually finished a full-length novel since the spring of 1997, when I finished Between Heaven and … Continue reading