[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] I’ve been away from the internets for much of the past 10 days. My social media involvement has been close to nil. I get antsy when this happens. Perhaps the greatest reason is the fear of becoming irrelevant. Which is kind of funny because you have to be relevant first. And …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] The back of the bus was never this fun, even when we went over giant bumps and smashed our heads on the ceiling. And, to boot, you won’t spill your coffee watching this. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4I6-8YBhmk]
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] I thought I wanted to write fiction while in middle school. I continued to think that through high school. Then, in a fit of practicality, I decided to work towards a journalism degree in college. Three things weighed in my decision: 1. I couldn’t imagine anyone would want to read fiction …
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] I could listen to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings for about ever. Do yourself a favor and take a five minute break. Your ears will be glad they did. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBfCsJW9Ts] *Sips coffee* MmmHmmm.
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] Some writers have sacrificed their families and marriages, discarding them along with their empty rattling Wendy’s cups in a ditch on the road to publication. Others have defaced their bodily temples with amphetamines , cocaine and hallucinogenic drugs by the handfuls. Still others have forsook the entire human race to pour …
Effin’ love this. Put your coffee in something with a lid and hang on. [tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQMVHhxTtLc] no one’s yet explained to me exactly what’s so great About slaving 50 years away on something that you hate
[tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] Spelling is a tool many fantasy writers use to lend originality to their writing. Sometimes it works and sometimes it distracts the reader from the story. I find myself getting caught up in this device, wondering if I should spell a word as it is commonly spelled or give it a …
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I’m sure this has been done to death, but I’m listing my five faves, thus dating myself. I’m old and I’m proud. [tweetmeme source=”jjdanz” only_single=false service=ht.ly] In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson Just read the lyrics and tell me you don’t want to write the novel based on this song. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KovJ7WLh2Qc] …
I’ve only recently begun exploring the world of Jorge Luis Borges. What I’ve encountered so far has been wonderful. I went in search of Borges interviews on YouTube and found the one posted below. I’ve excerpted a few passages from the video that touched me: The task of art is to transform what is continuously …
This is what I was watching today instead of getting a new post up: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k29wBfLmNP0]